Every Year of Rp 1 Bilion

Mixmug News. Executive Board of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PB PBSI) will provide prizes for the best players every year of Rp1 billion. Plan award for best player was presented Chairman PBSI Gita Wirjawan in Jakarta, Tuesday, January 22, 2013.Giving gifts is an attempt to motivate the players to reach the highest achievement. With the award for the best player, it is hoped will be a healthy competition between players in order to achieve the highest performance and Indonesian badminton restore the glory of the world.Gita also increase PBSI budget doubled from last year's budget, to about 90 billion. An increasing number of budget revenues was supported by higher individual sponsor.Proceeds will be used for the development of players whose numbers reached Rp20 billion. In addition, also for sending players to the tournament 25 billion abroad, as well as regional development funds Rp3, 5 billion. It was revealed after a board meeting PBSI Gita in Jakarta.As had been stated as a general chairman, Gita is committed to improving the welfare of athletes. The amount of funds allocated for the welfare of the player can reach Rp30 billion. "Each player can get billions of dollars from sponsors," he said.According to Gita, a system of sponsorship funds collectively, as applied for, will be reduced, while individual sponsorship system will be improved. "In the future the players can receive funds directly from the sponsor," he saidGita, who is also the Minister of Commerce, said, in the future that will receive funding from the sponsor not only the top players. "Players who have good prospects will also get it," he said.Gita added that there were about 20 sponsors who have been approached. "There have been many sponsors who express a desire for openness and support," he said.Gita explains, is a priority of individual contracts did not reduce player salary per month. Players who did not get a sponsor as many others will be given support through sponsorship of the collective.Mixed doubles coach Richard Mainaky, welcomed the idea. However, he warned the players not to focus on the prize. "The job of the athlete is practicing and practicing. All that (sponsorship and prize) will follow," he said.

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