COLOMBO (News 1st): A special Cabinet paper had been approved for the reward scheme of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics winners, the Ministry of Youth and Sports says. The special Cabinet paper has been approved on the request of the Sports and Youth Minister, Namal Rajapaksa. 106.625 million will be allocated to medal winning athletes and their respective coaches. @RajapaksaNamal a special cabinet paper was approved today for the reward scheme of the #ParalympicsTokyo2020 medal winners! Accordingly the entirety of the prize money will be allocated to medal winning athletes & the respective coaches!

Source: The Nation September 07, 2021 05:02 UTC