The government has allocated RM324mil for sports development, upgrading sports facilities and enhancing training programmes for athletes under Budget 2023 that was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat Friday (Feb 24).
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the Finance Minister, said the allocation was to develop the overall ecosystem of sports, identify talent, develop athletes as well as for maintenance and upgrading of sports facilities in the country.
Anwar also announced an allocation of RM5mil to the National Athletes’ Welfare Foundation (Yakeb) for the well-being of national athletes who had served the country.
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