SPORTS Minister Fikile Mbalula has defended his decision to award medallists from the Rio Olympic Games with extra monetary incentives from the ministry’s coffers.Team South African arrived to a warm welcome at the OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday morning where Mbalula‚ sports administrators and supporters filled the international arrivals terminal to celebrate the athletes who claimed gold‚ silver and bronze medals — a total of 10 for SA — at the Games in Brazil.Amid the frenzy of support for the athletes — who were without gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk and silver medallist Sunette Viljoen‚ who are already en route to Paris where they will participate in the Diamond League — Mbalula announced that his department would further incentivise the athletes on top of the money initially announced by Sascoc ahead of the Games."Today when I woke up I was so happy‚ I decided to increase [the prize money]‚" Mbalula announced."For Wayde van Niekerk‚ on top of the R500,000 [initiall...
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