Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) handed over its promised monetary award of Tk100,000 to the athletes who broke records at the 8th Bangladesh Games last June, at the Kurmitola Golf Club yesterday.
A total of 22 new records were set by the athletes in the disciplines of cycling, swimming, weightlifting, archery and athletics. The prize money for team events were split among the members of the team. BOA disbursed a total of Tk2.2m as prize money.
General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, the chief of army staff and the president of BOA, distributed the prize money to the record setters. BOA secretary general Syed Shahed Reza and other BOA officials were also present on the occasion.
Later, the BOA also felicitated the sponsors of the games in a separate programme.
Among the record setters, ace swimmer Mahfizur Rahman Sagar bagged the highest amount of Tk. 400000 alone as he was awarded for four of his seven new records. Swimmer Romana Akther bagged Tk 200000 for her two new national marks.