PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Paralympian Akeem Stewart will obtain a big bonus from the Authorities of Trinidad and Tobago for his distinctive efficiency on the 2024 Paris Paralympics Video games.
The 32-year-old, who copped silver within the males’s discus F64 occasion on the 2024 Paralympic Video games on the Stade de France final Thursday with an effort measured 59.66 meters, will likely be awarded $150 000.
It was Stewart’s third-ever medal on the Video games. On the 2016 Paralympic Video games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he copped gold within the Javelin F44 occasion and positioned second within the Discus F44 division.
Akeem Stuart will obtain $ 150,000 from the Authorities of Trinidad and Tobago for his silver medal on the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
In a press launch issued on Sunday, T&T’s Minister of Sport and Neighborhood Growth, Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis, stated Stewart deserved to be rewarded for his sterling efforts.
“In recognition of his excellent achievement, Akeem will likely be awarded $150,000 from the Ministry of Sport and Neighborhood Growth. This grant is a part of the Nationwide Incentives and Rewards Framework, a coverage designed to honor athletes who obtain medals on the highest ranges of worldwide competitors throughout numerous sports activities.
“Akeem has given us one thing to have a good time by way of his willpower and dedication, and his efficiency has made Trinidad and Tobago proud. This reward is a part of the Ministry’s ongoing dedication to making sure the help of our athletes,” Cudjoe-Lewis stated.
“We’re impressed by Akeem’s efficiency and people athletes who medal in all different disciplines and surpass their private bests on the worldwide stage.”
In 2019, Stewart obtained $450,000 for his gold medal within the males’s javelin and a silver within the males’s discus on the 2016 Summer time Paralympics. In 2020, he obtained $181,250 for reaching a gold medal within the discus and a silver medal within the javelin on the 2019 Parapan American Video games and in 2024 he obtained $37,500 for his gold medal on the 2023 Para Pan American Video games.
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