Windfall continues for RP wushu team
Written by Ms. Confuse on Friday, September 05, 2008The windfall continues for the Philippine wushu team following the successful stint at the special demonstration event at the recently-concluded Beijing Olympics. Team member Willie Wang, 24, has so far had pocketed P6 million worth of bonuses for winning the gold medal in the nanquan or form event of the demonstration sport. He also received P5 million from Malacañang, aside from the P500,000 given by First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo. Beverage giant San Miguel Corp. (SMC) also handed Wang a P500,000-check Wednesday as a tribute to his success. Asked what he is going to do with the money, Wang said, "Bibili naman ako laptop para sa sarili ko and cellphone para mamagamit ko’t makapag-Internet. Kasi minsan nag-iisa ako [kapag nasa-training]”.
SMC also awarded other members of the team who won medals in their respective events. Combat event silver medalist Mary Jane Estimar received P250,000, while bronze winners Marian Mariano and Benjie Rivera got P125,000 each. Despite their exclusion from the Olympics’ official medal tally count, the success of the national wushu team provided the country the much-needed consolation following the Philippines' failure to win a medal from official sporting events
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