State incentives for Paralympians: Bonnie gets RM500,000, Jong RM300,000
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has awarded incentives totalling RM800,000 to two Sarawakian Paralympic athletes, namely, Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Jong Yee Khie, who won the gold and silver medal respectively in powerlifting at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020. Bonnie received an incentive of RM500,000 while Jong received RM300,000, which were presented by Chief Minister Datuk […]
Sarawakian powerlifter proves to be world’s toughest
KUCHING: Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah was delighted when Negaraku was played and Jalur Gemilang was lifted at the medal presentation ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics. Following that, Abdul Karim congratulated para-powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin for having won a gold medal in the games this year and setting a new […]
Prime Minister congratulates Bonnie
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has congratulated and thanked national powerlifting ace Bonnie Bunyau Gustin for contributing the first gold medal for the Malaysian Family at the Tokyo Paralympics. He said in a post on his Facebook page that Bonnie’s success was a source of national pride when the national anthem […]
Tokyo Paralympics competition schedule announced
TOKYO: The Tokyo 2020 organising committee on Monday announced the schedule of the delayed Paralympic Games, which will be held from August 24 to September 5, 2021, reported Xinhua news agency. The schedule will “in principle” be as close to originally planned for 2020, but for operational reasons the start and end times of certain […]
