Cyclist Azilul Hasni Awang will be Malaysia’s flag bearer in Beijing. Azilul is currently the Asian cycling champ and is one of Malaysia’s legitimate Olympic medal contender. How much of a medal threat is he? Last month, he beat 2004 Athens Olympic double gold medalist Ryan Bayley and two-time Olympic medalist Shane Kelly during a [...]
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Yatching: Kevin Lim’s Road to Beijing
Let’s include Malaysian Kevin Lim among the list of athletes who have some issues (okay, gripes) against their country’s sports officials. His unsure road to Beijing looks like this:
1. The Malaysian Yatching Association did not register anyone for the last yatching Olympic qualifying event held in Australia
2. Kevin, acting on his own, pleads with the [...]
The Money Report: Malaysia’s Incentives for Olympic Medalists
Earlier, we reported that Malaysia is giving a monthly allowance of RM1,000 (equivalent to US$318.557 according to this currency site) to its athletes who qualified for Beijing.
But does Malaysia give incentives to athletes who win an Olympic medal as Azerbaijan does? The answer is yes. This is the current incentive scheme according to Malaysia’s staronline:
Under [...]
Malaysian Athletes Bound for Beijing
To date, 20 Malaysian athletes from eight sport disciplines qualified for Beijing; another nine, from badminton, are “almost certain to make the grade”.
Malaysia is banking on its badminton shuttlers to end a 12-year Olympic medal drought.
Some of Malaysia’s Beijing-bound athletes include: national walker Yuan Yufang, women divers Leong Mun Yee, Pandelela Rinong and Elizabeth Jimie; [...]
The Money Report: How Much Do Malaysia’s Olympic Athletes Make?
How much money do Olympians make? It depends on the allowance they receive from their government, their incentives when they win a medal, and whether they have sponsorships as well as financial support from private entities.
We mentioned earlier that Nader Al Masri gets financial support consisting of $100 per month from the Palestinian Athletics Federation.
Azerbaijan, [...]
