Two Chinese swimmers become beneficiaries of new incentive policy
4/12/2006 16:14
Two Chinese swimmers will get big bonus for their brilliant performances
in the 15th Asian Games, Chinese swimming head coach Zhang Yadong said in Doha
on Sunday.
Wu Peng, men's 200m butterfly champion on Saturday, and Yu Rui,
silver medalist in women's 400m individual medley, are the two lucky ones who
will receive 100,000 yuan (US$12,820).
Both created their personal best in
the competitions. Wu, 19, defended his title in one minute 54.91 seconds,
improving by 0.8 seconds while the 17-year-old Yu finished behind fellow Chinese
Qi Hui in 4:39.51, which will put her in the fifth place in the world
rankings.
"We are very satisfied with their results and they will get bonus.
Wu is always full of confidence and his confidence comes from his awareness of
his own ability," said Zhang. "I hope all my swimmers with a good potential can
be as self-confident as he is."
"As for Yu, she did the best among all the
youngsters," he said.
The Chinese swimming team, in building-up for the
Beijing Olympics, has inked a new incentive policy to urge their swimmers to
achieve good results.
Setting a new world record will bring the athlete
200,000 yuan (about US$25,000), a personal best with 100,000 yuan while a podium
finish is worth at least 10,000 yuan, Zhang said.
According to the National
Bureau of Statistics of China, the highest average monthly income in this
October in Beijing is 1,878 yuan.
"We did not set a goal for the Asian Games
but still, we would like to urge our athletes, both new and experienced to
create great results," Zhang said.
"So if they only have podium finish
without a good result, they will not get good return," he added.
Xinhua News
|
