{"id":25773,"date":"2016-08-26T13:30:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T05:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=25773"},"modified":"2016-08-26T14:27:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T06:27:50","slug":"big-rewards-malaysian-olympic-medalists-rio-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/big-rewards-malaysian-olympic-medalists-rio-2016","title":{"rendered":"Big Rewards For Malaysian Olympic Medalists In Rio 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s every athlete\u2019s dream to represent their country at the Olympic Games. For Malaysia, the dream of winning medals at the prestigious sporting event has become a possibility in recent years, with the likes of Dato\u2019 Lee Chong Wei, Pandelela Rinong, Goh V Shem, Tan Wee Kiong, Chan Peng Soon, Goh Liu Ying, Cheong Jun Hoong and Azizulhasni Awang.<\/p>\n<p>However, this did not happen overnight. Athletes take years, even decades to practise to be able to compete in an international platform such as the Olympic. They sacrifice their youth, time, family and other personal interests, to\u00a0let their passion for sports to take precedent in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>One great example is the number one shuttler in Malaysia, Lee. His wife, Datin Wong Mew Choo, agreed to <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badmintonplanet.com\/badminton-news\/3872-lee-chong-wei-appreciates-wong-mew-choo-s-sacrifices.html\" target=\"_blank\">deliver their second child via C-section<\/a> just so Lee would not have to miss the Chinese Taipei Open and accumulate vital points for the Olympic qualification.<\/p>\n<p>Our diving princess who took home a bronze in the previous Olympic, and a silver with her partner, Cheong in Rio 2016, put in <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theborneopost.com\/2012\/08\/12\/pandelela-sacrifices-a-lot-says-swimming-coach-hii\/\" target=\"_blank\">six to eight hours of training<\/a> each day to be where she is today. Having spent almost three weeks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Olympic, she had to sit for a final exam two days after her arrival. She had to juggle her studies with her rigorous training for the Olympic.<\/p>\n<p>The sacrifices and determination shown here are not common, but they are pre-requisites in all our national athletes. To show the country\u2019s appreciation of the tears, sweat and blood put in by these national heroes in the sports arena, they are given incentives from the government, sponsors and various sports association in the form of cash, property and car.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what this year\u2019s Olympic medalists get for their valiant effort in putting Malaysia on the world map!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To represent one\u2019s country at the Olympic Games, and to win a medal takes grit, tenacity and extreme hard work. 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