The Minister of Sports, John Enoh, has promised to lavish cash gifts on Paralympian medalists at the 2024 Paralympics Games in Paris, France.
This was disclosed by the Secretary General of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN), Suleiman Isah, on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.
According to Mr Isah, the minister promised gold medalists, $15,000; silver medalists, $10,000 and bronze $5,000.
He said, “The Minister of Sports has assured monetary rewards to the athletes that excel at the games.
“He promised every gold medal ($15,000), silver medal ($10,000), and bronze ($5,000).
“This will serve as motivation for the athletes, so, we expect all the athletes to do well at the games,” Isah said.
Isah also said that Team Nigeria will have a good outing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France.
Isah assured Nigerians that the team will make the nation proud at the Paralympic Games.
The games are scheduled to be held between August 28 and September 8, 2024.
Isah noted that the 35 members of Team Nigeria who had been in camp in Germany would arrive in Paris on Thursday, August 22, 2024.
He said, “The Team Nigeria contingent for the 2024 Paris Games has been in Germany for two weeks preparing for the games.
“The team consists of 23 athletes, seven coaches and five medical personnel.
“They will move in straight to the Games Village on Thursday (tomorrow), the games village was opened today,” Isah said.
Team Nigeria is set to participate in four games: para-badminton, para-powerlifting, para-athletics and para-table tennis.
The PCN added that the Minister of Sports, John Enoh, has promised to reward the athletes with cash.
He said, “We are ready, Team Nigeria is ready to make the nation proud in Paris. There is no injury nor crisis in camp, so we are good to go.”
He, however, called on all Nigerians to support the team.
“We appeal to all Nigerians home and abroad to continue to support us with prayers, we promise we will not let the county down,” Isah said.
