Kuala Lumpur - MCA on Friday pledged to give RM40,000 to Chai Fong Ying and Tai Cheau Xuen for winning the gold medal and bronze respectively in wushu at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said the contribution was in appreciation of their success and as an incentive for them to do better in the sport in future.
"At the moment, we don't have the sponsor yet but I have instructed my deputy (Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai) to lead the search for sponsorship.
"We pledge to give RM30,000 to Chai and RM10,000 to Tai," he told reporters at a dinner function in honour of the national wushu squad, here Friday night.
At the Asian Games this time, Chai won gold again in the Taijijian event after her first at the Doha Games in Qatar four years ago.
Dr Chua said the MCA would also look for RM200,000 to assist the Wushu Federation of Malaysia.
Source: http://www.bernama.com