JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor government will present RM8,000 to national deaf karate exponent V Yilamaran for his silver medal feat at the 24th Deaflympics in Brazil.
Menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi said this was in appreciation of the Johor-born athlete’s contribution.
“Congratulations to national athlete Yilamaran Vispalingam for winning silver in the men’s kumite below 84kg category at the Deaflympics.
“The Johor-born athlete created personal history as this is the first time the country has participated in this event on the world level and he won a medal for Malaysia,” he said on his Facebook page yesterday.
He said the success would inspire Johoreans to strive for success in whatever they do.
Yilamaran, 22, settled for silver after losing to Makhno Oleksanr of Ukraine in the final on Tuesday morning (Malaysian time).