00:00Men's doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wuyik not only drove away with a Chery Tiggo 7 Pro
00:06each on Thursday.
00:08The duo also received an additional RM50,000 each under the National Sports Council, NSC's
00:13incentive scheme, Shakam.
00:16Chery Malaysia, a Chinese car manufacturer, presented Aaron, Wuyik and men's single shuttler
00:20Li Zijia one sports utility vehicle SUV each for winning bronze medals at the Paris Olympics
00:26earlier in August.
00:56Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, who attended the handover ceremony, announced
01:23that the doubles pair was originally supposed to share the Shakam incentive of RM100,000.
01:29However, it was later decided that each player would receive RM100,000.
01:35Zijia, who is away at the Japan Open in Yokohama, will also receive the RM100,000 grant from
01:41the government.
01:42Hannah noted that Aaron and Wuyik were instrumental in breaking the medal drought for the Malaysian
01:47contingent at the Paris Olympics, securing the country's first medal in the men's
01:52doubles event.
02:23Despite not being part of the Road to Gold programme, Zijia received a RM50,000 grant
02:44before the Olympics for his 2024 Paris preparation and has also been allocated another $100,000
02:52for his post-Olympics preparations.
02:55This is in addition to the RM100,000 Shakam incentive for his bronze medal achievement.
03:01Wuyik, pleasantly surprised by the gift of the SUV, said he would give the car to his
03:06father, Soe Goon Chap, a former Thomas cupper.
03:20The stylish Cherry SUV is valued at RM123,800.
03:25Aaron mentioned that this was the first time either of them had received a car in recognition
03:30of their success.
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