{
  "id": 19918193,
  "title": "Athletes must match higher team-event Shakam incentives with better results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/athletes-must-match-higher-team-event-shakam-incentives-with-better",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T04:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2026/11/1577344/athletes-must-match-higher-team-event-shakam-incentives-better"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Malaysian government has announced a significant increase in incentives for team event medalists under the National Sports Incentive Scheme (Shakam), with gold medalists' rewards rising from RM15,000 to RM40,000, silver from RM8,000 to RM20,000, and bronze from RM4,000 to RM10,000 per person. This marks the first such increase in 24 years, following the announcement by Youth and Sports Minister Dr Taufiq Johari. NSC director-general Arrifin Ghani urged athletes to match this incentive boost with improved results, emphasizing the government's commitment to supporting athletes and ensuring their success on the international stage. The higher rewards come as Malaysia prepares to host the 2027 SEA Games and Asean Para Games, with Arrifin stating that NSC will continue to review other Shakam rewards to provide appropriate support.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}