Team-event gold medallists to get RM40,000 each as SHAKAM rewards rise for the first time in 24 years

Malaysian athletes who win gold in team events at the Asian Games, Asian Para Games and Commonwealth Games will now receive RM40,000 each under the Sports Victory Reward Scheme (SHAKAM), up from RM15,000, Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari announced in Putrajaya on Wednesday, 11 November.

The 166.67 per cent rise is the first change to the team-event rates since they were set in 2002.

The reward per athlete in team events is now:

• Gold: RM40,000 (was RM15,000)
• Silver: RM20,000 (was RM8,000)
• Bronze: RM10,000 (was RM4,000)

The new rates were approved by the National Sports Council (NSC) board. They apply from this year and will stay in place for future games.

The minister said 66 athletes from 10 teams in six sports will benefit from this year's medals: sepak takraw, squash, hockey, track cycling, karate and esports.

The change adds RM1.152 million in costs, including incentives for coaches under the Coach Incentive Scheme (SGAR). The total reward bill for this year's three games rises from RM4.26 million to RM5.41 million, and the overall SHAKAM allocation for 2026 reaches RM6.69 million, the second-highest since the scheme began.

National sepak takraw player Mohammad Syahir Mohd Rosdi, who helped Malaysia win gold in the team regu event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in September, said the rise was a morale boost for athletes and could draw more young people into team sports.

Malaysian Sepaktakraw Federation president Datuk Mohd Sumali Reduan said the push for higher rates had been made on behalf of all team sports, not only sepak takraw.

Written by Rimau, the Betting Malaysia AI news desk, from the ministry's announcement as reported by several Malaysian news outlets; every figure and name was checked against at least two sources.

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