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‘How cool is this news!’ Dylan Alcott celebrates federal government decision to ensure Paralympic medal winners receive same monetary rewards as their Olympic counterparts
Dylan Alcott is elated that Australian Paralymians will receive additional monetary support identical to their Olympian counterparts.
The wheelchair tennis and basketball star posted a screenshot to his Instagram of a tweet from Seven news journalist Jennifer Bechwati revealing the good news.
‘How cool is this news,’ the 30-year-old athlete wrote as he proceeded to thank his supporters.
Paralympian Dylan Alcott has celebrated the news that the federal government will provide additional support to Paralympic medallists so they receive the same as Olympic medallists
‘It’s because of all of you backing the Paralympic Games and making some noise to make this change happen,’ he said.
Dylan added that the ‘best news’ was that the Tokyo Paralympics still had three days left before he thanked the Australian government for ‘stepping up.’
‘We appreciate the support of the Australian public so much, and hope the last week has put some smiles on some faces back home!’
‘How cool is this’: The wheelchair tennis and basketball star posted a screenshot to his Instagram of a tweet from Seven news journalist Jennifer Bechwati revealing the big news
We appreciate the support of the Australian public so much’: Dylan thanked supporters of the Paralympics and the ‘Australian public’ for pushing the government to make the decision
Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement in Parliament on Thursday that Paralympic medal winners would receive the same monetary rewards as their Olympic counterparts.
The government will pay the medal winners $20,000 as a gold medal bonus, $15,000 for a silver medal and $10,000 for bronze.
Paralympians previously didn’t get further compensation for placing in the top three as Paralympics Australia couldn’t afford the additional payments due to budget constraints.
Australia has currently acquired 60 medals at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics including 13 gold, 23 silver and 24 bronze.
The nation is coming eighth in the overall tally, with China leading the competition with 154 medals including 73 gold.
Fair: Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement in Parliament on Thursday that Paralympic medal winners would receive the same monetary rewards as their Olympic counterparts
Dylan is one game away from winning the tennis singles gold medal after beating 18-year-old Dutch rival Niels Vink.
The two embraced after their heated match on Tuesday in a classy show of sportsmanship.
Alcott and fellow Aussie Heath Davidson then took out the silver medal in the quad wheelchair tennis finals against Vink and his partner Sam Schroder.
Picture moment: Dylan beat 18-year-old Dutch rival Niels Vink. The two embraced after their heated match on Tuesday in a classy show of sportsmanship
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