Riau athletes demand long-overdue 2024 PON bonuses
Less than half of the promised bonuses have been paid as the province grapples with financial strain following cuts to regional transfers by President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
Athletes and coaches from Riau are demanding that their province fully pay bonuses owed for their performances at the 2024 National Sports Week (PON) and 2024 National Paralympic Week (Peparnas). Less than half of the promised payments have been made nearly two years after the events, despite the local government previously stating it would disburse the outstanding bonuses in stages beginning this year.
Darman Hutauruk, a senior boxing coach, explained that Riau is the only province yet to fully compensate medal-winning athletes. The athletes, representing various sports such as athletics, badminton, chess, weightlifting, wheelchair fencing, blind judo, and tennis, staged a protest on August 6 at Riau Main Stadium, carrying their medals and wearing PON uniforms to voice their demands for the overdue bonuses.
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