The Indonesian team received a government award of IDR 10 billion for winning the 2021 Soup Cup, but it has recently caused controversy! Because the prize money does not belong entirely to the players who fight for the Soup Cup, it will also be used for coaching, recruitment, training and badminton development funds.
It was a rare victory for the Indonesian team, who beat Algeria, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Denmark and China.
As we all know, PBSI received a reward of IDR 10 billion from the government, which was given directly by sports minister Amali, but the bonus did not belong entirely to Jonathan and others.
The PBSI President said in a press release: "In addition, there are grants for recruitment, training and player coaching activities so that the process of creating champions at the National Training Center can be carried out continuously and uninterruptedly." This shows that the prize money is not only used to reward players, but also in other ways.
But according to the official website of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, an article titled "Handing over the prize money of the 2020 Thomas Cup team to PBSI, Amali confirms the government's concern for athletes" further highlights the object of the prize money.
"The government and the country really value (athletes) and they can't rush (to get their prize money back) because there are rules (laws)," the official website of the Ministry of Youth and Sports quoted Nuddin Amalie as saying.
In addition, Nudin Amallie's statement also indirectly indicates that the $10 billion bonus is for Thomas players. And PBSI's coaching, training and development funding is often budgeted separately from the government.
As a result, the PBSI's financial crisis has surfaced since Indonesia announced its withdrawal from the 2021 World Championships last month, and the problem has been growing since the Malaysian media reported in the New Straits Times.
The explanation of the distribution of the Thomas team's prize money has actually been echoed by the athletes' disappointment many times. One of them is Hendra, who believes that PBSI should have its own budget and allocations.
As early as the indonesian team's sudden withdrawal from the Huelva World Championships, there were rumors that the reason for the withdrawal was not due to uncontrollable epidemic factors, but because of the distribution of prize money.
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