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Indonesia's gold medal bonus in the Southeast Asian Games is 1 billion Indonesian rupiah, and the Asian Games has been increased to 3 billion Indonesian rupiah. In the previous game, there was a reward policy of giving away houses for winning gold medals.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. (File photo)
[Reporter Wu Meng-ru / Comprehensive Report] The 2026 Nagoya Asian Games are about to kick off, and various countries are introducing incentive policies one after another to encourage their athletes. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto recently announced that if an Indonesian athlete wins a gold medal at this edition of the Asian Games, each gold medal will receive a reward of 3 billion Indonesian rupiah (approximately NT$5.39 million).
The Asian Games open on September 19, and Indonesia will send a total of 430 athletes to compete. When handing the national flag to the Indonesian delegation, President Prabowo Subianto announced the gold medal reward scheme, promising that as long as an Indonesian athlete wins gold at the Asian Games, each gold medal will earn 3 billion Indonesian rupiah in prize money, aiming to use substantial incentives to encourage athletes to go all out for gold.
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Indonesia's emphasis on its Asian Games performance goes without saying. The prize for a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games is 1 billion Indonesian rupiah (NT$1.79 million), but for the Asian Games, it is upgraded to 3 billion Indonesian rupiah per medal. In the previous edition, a gold medal win was directly rewarded with a house. Prabowo Subianto said: "We cannot be stingy. If someone achieves good results, they should be properly rewarded." In addition, silver and bronze medalists, as well as their coaches, will be included in the incentive system, accelerating the career advancement pathways for award-winning personnel.

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