Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ensured that the government would provide bonuses to medal winners of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
“It will be discussed later. What is certain is that there will be bonuses,” he noted in a press statement after monitoring the LIKE 2 Festival Expo event in Jakarta on Friday.
President Jokowi commended Indonesia’s achievement of bagging gold medals at the multi-sport event, held from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Sport climbing athlete Veddriq Leonardo secured Indonesia's first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday (August 8) after becoming the fastest in the men's speed event.
Baca juga: Jokowi conveys pride on weightlifting first gold medal from Juniansyah
Meanwhile, Rizki Juniansyah won the second gold medal on the same day in the men's 73kg weightlifting event.
“Yes, I am very happy, I highly appreciate it, and I think the community is happy for the gold medals won by Veddriq Leonardo in sport climbing and Rizki Juniansyah in weightlifting,” the president remarked.
Juniansyah stated that the gold medal is a gift for Indonesia's 79th Independence Day anniversary on August 17.
"Alhamdulillah (thank God), I managed to make history, namely the first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting (for Indonesia). This is for Indonesia's weightlifting," he noted in an official statement from the Indonesia Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia) received on Friday.
With the two gold medals clinched on Thursday, Indonesia's rank in the medal tally rose to 28th.
Indonesia has so far secured two gold medals and one bronze medal, bringing the tally to three. Badminton athlete Gregoria Mariska Tunjung won the bronze medal in the women's singles.
