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Less than half of the promised bonuses have been paid as the province grapples with financial strain following cuts to regional transfers by President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
The opening ceremony of PON XXI Aceh-North Sumatra 2024 is shown on Sept. 9, 2024, at the Harapan Bangsa Stadium, Banda Aceh, Aceh. PON XXI Aceh-North Sumatra 2024 involved 65 sports and nearly 13,000 athletes from 38 provinces from Sept. 9-20, 2024. (Antara Foto/Aprillio Akbar)
More than 100 athletes in Riau are demanding that the provincial administration pay the bonuses they were promised for their performances at the 2024 National Sports Week (PON) and the 2024 National Paralympic Week (Peparnas), with less than half of the payments having been made nearly two years after the event.Darman Hutauruk, a senior boxing coach in Riau, said Riau is the only province that had yet to fully pay bonuses owed to medal-winning athletes.
