Five cows, land, an apartment and free coffee for life are some of the awards given to the Indonesian badminton couple who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Indonesian archipelago, where this racquet sport is almost a religion, vibrated Monday with the victory of the female do formed by Apriyani Rahayu and Greysia Polii in the final of the tournament against the Chinese couple (21-19, 21-15).
the Indonesian President Joko Widodo, congratulated the athletes on social networks after a “difficult and exciting match” and whose victory, according to the president, is a gift ahead of Independence Day, which is celebrated on August 17.
The government award with 5,000 million Indonesian rupees (nearly $ 350,000 or about 295,000 euros) to the winners, who will also receive an apartment in the capital, a donation from a real estate developer, in addition to telephones or open-ended subscriptions to magazines.
Nail coffee shop in Jakarta has also announced that it will offer free coffee to champions for life.
For its part, the district chief of Konawe, on the island of Clebes, where Apriyani is from, told the Tempo news portal that the local administration I gave him five cows and land to build a house to the Olympic champion.
Indonesia won their first two badminton gold medals – in the men’s and women’s singles category – at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, and since then the sport has continued to add successes and medals to the country.
