Allowing athletes to receive big red envelopes, Zhongshi issued more than 38 million awards for outstanding athletes.

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[Reporter Su Mengjuan/Taichung Report] As the Lunar New Year is approaching, Taichung City will issue training awards for outstanding athletes ahead of the year. Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan pointed out that to encourage athletes who have won gold, silver and bronze medals in the National Games, A total of 301 people were rewarded, and 38.01 million yuan in subsidies were issued, which will be credited before the Spring Festival, so that the players can enjoy a good year with peace of mind.

Lu Xiuyan pointed out that in 2019, Taichung City newly formulated the "Taichung City Excellent Athlete Training Award Grant Method", and amended the law in 2021 to increase bonuses to encourage outstanding athletes, so that they can train with peace of mind and win glory for the city. In order to allow players to have a good year and a stable life, the Sports Bureau is actively rushing to allocate new year training awards. Qualified players will receive a monthly bonus of up to 20,000 yuan, which will be distributed once for the entire year. Let’s say, this year’s total prize money of about 38.01 million yuan will be credited before the Spring Festival, so that players can enjoy a good year with peace of mind.

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Taichung City Sports Director Li Yurui pointed out that Taichung has achieved impressive sports performance in recent years. In the two consecutive National Games since 2019, it has been awarded the third executive dean award in the country, creating the best performance since the merger of counties and cities. The two projects even broke records and won the first place in the country, showing outstanding performance.

Li Yurui pointed out that this year a total of 301 high-performance athletes will be awarded, and he hopes to take care of the daily training supplies and equipment needed by the athletes through the grants; the city government is actively promoting the optimization of rewards. 12,000 yuan, increased to 20,000 yuan, silver medals increased from 4,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan, bronze medals increased from 2,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan; group gold medals increased from 8,000 yuan per person per month to 12,000 yuan, and silver medals increased from 2,000 yuan Increased to 8,000 yuan, and bronze medals increased from 1,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan.

The Sports Bureau stated that this year’s National Games will be held in October. In order to actively prepare for the event, the Sports Bureau has held relevant team discussion meetings since last year. It is hoped that all athletes in Taichung City will shine again in this year’s National Games. The government will continue to support the training and competition of players, and deeply cultivate the development of sports in Taichung.