Indah Setiawati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 12/30/2009 4:34 PM
Governor Fauzi Bowo presented awards for 64 athletes from Jakarta who participated in the recent 25th SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos.
Of the 64 athletes, 10 clinched gold medals, 12 silver medals and 19 bronze medals.
"This proves that Jakarta has held its predicate as a warehouse of athletes," Fauzi said in his speech.
Head of the Jakarta chapter of the National Sports Council (KONI) Winny Erwindia said the funds for awards for the athletes would be taken from the 2009 city budget.
"Individual gold medalists will receive Rp 70 million (around US$ 7,000), silver medalists will receive Rp 25 million while the bronze medalists will receive 12.5 million," she said.
She announced the awards for athletes in pairs and groups as well as coaches.
She said athletes who did not win a medal would still get Rp 2.5 million.
The city spent Rp 1.85 billion for the awards according to data from KONI’s Jakarta chapter.
Fauzi said the city's athletes should watch East Java and Central Java in the upcoming National Games (PON).
Jakarta topped the medal tally contribution, followed by East Java that sent 74 athletes and got 10 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 15 bronze medals.
Central Java, which sat in third position, sent 39 athletes and secured 10 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 15 bronze medals.
Indonesia, ranked 3rd after Thailand and Vietnam, got 43 gold medals, 53 silver medals and 74 bronze medals
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