Big Bonus Awaits Gold Medal Winning Athletes at SEA Games 2025, Here's How Much!
Source: Antara/Muhammad Ramdan
The dynamics of the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand not only showcase fierce competition among nations but also underscore Indonesia's commitment to building a more powerful future for sports. A bonus of Rp1 billion is prepared for athletes winning gold medals at the event.
Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Erick Thohir, in outlining the grand direction of Indonesian sports development, emphasized that President Prabowo Subianto's support serves as additional energy for all sports branches to work more seriously and measurably.
The 2025 SEA Games, Menpora continued, will be used as a crucial evaluation platform to organize the future, with athlete regeneration, sports science, and transparent evaluation becoming the main focus.
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According to Erick, all of this aligns with the President's hope that Indonesia's ultimate goal is to compete competitively at the Olympics.
"We know the President has promised a Rp1 billion bonus. This is one form of the President's commitment to advancing Indonesian sports and prospering the future of athletes," stated Erick on the official Kemenpora website.
Erick affirmed that this year's SEA Games is the foundation for formulating a long-term roadmap for national sports.
"The 2025 SEA Games in Thailand will certainly be our evaluation material for Kemenpora to maintain the medal targets as expected by the President, where the Olympics are the main goal, followed by the SEA Games and Asian Games as targets. We must prepare for this from today," he said.
As part of this grand strategy, the government has designated 21 priority sports branches deemed most potential for achieving international success.
"The President has designated 21 priority sports branches. We at Kemenpora continue to evaluate the seriousness of these 21 branches, as well as others committed to medal targets for Indonesia today or in the future," explained Erick.
He also stressed the importance of more modern and structured planning.
"We from Kemenpora will continue to motivate all sports branches. So, the medal target at the SEA Games becomes evaluation material. We must prepare together well in advance, prepare long-term road map programs, sports science, and also transparent evaluations," he concluded.
