Olympic-bound athletes get P25,000 each

Speaking during the send-off ceremony, the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Tumiso Rakgare said they decided to reward each athlete with a once-off qualification sum of P25,000. He said the government has spent P33.3 million in the team's preparation over the last three years.

Rakgare said the funds covered the athletes’ preparations, training and qualifying for the games, athletes’ welfare and other administrative costs associated with getting the team ready for Tokyo.