JOHOR BAHRU: Two Johor-born athletes, Aniq Kasdan and Shah Firdaus Sahrom will receive awards from the state government for winning their respective events at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi said Aniq will receive a RM10,000 reward for winning the weightlifting gold in the men’s 55kg category event.
Meanwhile, Shah Firdaus will receive RM6,000 for winning the bronze in the men’s keirin event.
“Johor is proud and shares the joy of their success. I understand that Aniq ended the ‘snatch’ challenge with a weight of 107kg in his first attempt and went on to smash the Games record in clean & jerk with a weight of 142kg.
“For Shah Firdaus too, it was a proud moment when he ended the national track cycling team’s eight-year wait to win a medal in the keirin event,” he said in a post on his official Facebook today.
“May this victory be an inspiration to other young Johor athletes,” he added.