Ministry To Get Equal Recognition For Disabled Athleles
BERA, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- The Youth and Sports Ministry is trying to get equal recognition for disabled athletes to enjoy the rights and privileges received by their normal counterparts.
Its Minority Sports Development Director, Kamaruzaman Hassan Mansor, said Monday the ministry hoped that the disabled athletes would receive the same incentives because they too had struggled to put Malaysia's name in the world sports arena.
"If a normal athlete gets RM1 million if he or she wins a gold medal in the Olympics, we hope the same reward will be given to the disabled athlete for a gold medal at the Paralympic Games," he said at the closing of the national-level Tasek Bera Kayaking Expedition for the Disabled Challenge 2008, here.
Kamaruzaman Hassan said the ministry would also try to secure pension for disabled athletes who win medals at international sports meets.
He also called for a sports and recreation association for the disabled to be set up soon in each state to take care of the welfare and interests of disabled athletes.
BERNAMA
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