Sony pay out RM246,000

29/10/1998

SONY held their Malaysia Boleh awards presentation yesterday in Kuala
Lumpur and paid out a total of RM246,000 to medal winners at the Kuala
Lumpur Commonwealth Games.
The company had pledged RM10,000 to every gold medallist - RM30,000 for
a team gold - with RM5,00 for silver (RM15,000), and RM3,000 for bronze.
(RM7,000).
Champion bowler Kenny Ang and weightlifter Hidayat Hamidon received the
largest amount - RM15,000 each. Ang for winning the singles gold and
sharing the doubles title with Ben Heng.
"We are very glad to have this opportunity to congratulate the athletes
for their excellent performance at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games,"
said Sony managing director Hideo Kojima.
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