Republic of Mauritius- Athletes and coaches awarded cash prize in recognition of their outstanding performance

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GIS – 27 June, 2019: A ceremony to reward athletes and coaches who won medals in international competitions was held, yesterday, at the seat of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in Port Louis. The sum disbursed, to the tune of some Rs 1 062 050, was awarded to athletes and coaches of different categories, namely: Athletics; Boxing; Kickboxing; Table Tennis; Volleyball; Weightlifting; Swimming; and Jujitsu.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr Maubarakahmad Boodhun, who was present on that occasion, commended the beneficiaries for their remarkable performance and added that the objective of the cash prize ceremony is to recognise and reward their efforts and performance as well as to encourage and support their sporting endeavours at international level.

He further spoke of the need to prepare the young generation by increasing their participation in competitions for the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Thus, he urged citizens to rally and support local athletes and appealed to the latter to give their best during the competitions.

 

Speaking about the forthcoming Olympic Games that is, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024, the Permanent Secretary pointed out that the Ministry will give proper support and training to potential athletes to participate in these Games.

The cash prize rewarded for major competitions were as follows:

 

Athletics:

Mauritius International Meet held from 25–26 April 2019 in Mauritius and CAA African U18/U20 Champ held from 16 -20 April 2019 in Ivory Coast: Rs 197 050

 

Boxing:

St Petersburg Governor Cup held from 7–11 May 2019 in Russia: Rs 14 000

 

Kickboxing:

4th International Turkish Open European Cup held from 4-6 Apr 2019 in Turkey: Rs 10 800

 

Table Tennis:

African Youth, Junior and Cadet Championship held from 7–13 Apr 2019 and ITTF Circuit Mondial 2019 held from 1–7 Apr 2019 in Ghana: Rs 94 800

 

Volleyball:

African Nations Beach Volleyball Cup held from 23–27 Apr 2019 in Nigeria: Rs 72 000

 

Weightlifting:

African Senior Champ held from 23 -30 Apr 2019 in Egypt: Rs 270 000

 

Swimming:

CANA Zone IV Champ held from 16–20 Feb 2019 in Namibia: Rs 189 400

 

Jujitsu:

World Cup for University & Students of Higher Education 2019 Thailand: Rs 214 000

 

Government Information Service, Prime Minister’s Office, Level 6, New Government Centre, Port Louis, Mauritius. Email: gis@govmu.org  Website: http://gis.govmu.org  Mobile App: Search Gov


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