Dare Rewards Kenya 2021 Gold Medalists With $5,000

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has announced cash rewards for Team Nigeria’s athletes who won medals at the World Athletics U-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.
Team Nigeria occupy third place on the medals table, behind hosts Kenya and surprise package Finland on Day 4 with three gold and two bronze medal.
Tidesports source gathered that a total of 200 countries are competing at the event.
In a statement signed by Special Assistant on Multimedia to the sports minister, Toyin Ibitoyegold medalists will receive $5,000, while silver and bronze medalists will get  $3,000  and  $2,000 respectively.
Dare had promised the athletes before the Championships began that those who do the nation proud would be rewarded.
It is the first time that the country’s athletes to the World Athletics U-20 Championships would be financially rewarded for their performances.
Nigeria’s Mixed 4×400m relay team started the gold rush before Imaobong Nse Uko(400m women) and Udodi Onwuzurike(200m men) won the finals of their events in dominant style.
Favour Ofili (200m women) and Chinacherem Nnamdi (men’s javelin) won Team Nigeria’s bronze medals.