Medalists in the recent Asian Youth Games (AYG) in Bahrain get a huge payday as the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will soon hand out incentives for their achievements.

The PSC will be handing out P500,000 for gold medalists, P300,000 for silver medalists and P100,000 for bronze medalists to the young athletes after the Philippines finished in 12th place with a medal tally of seven golds, seven silvers and 10 bronze medals.

For PSC chairman Patrick “Pato” Gregorio, giving the athletes monetary rewards is well-deserved for representing the country.

 “These rewards are well-deserved. I have been monitoring the AYG and even tried to join them for two days,” Gregorio said.

POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said they are also willing to chip in for the athletes.

In fact, they will give P250,000 for those who won golds, P150,000 for those who secured silvers and P75,000 for those who pocketed bronzes in the prestigious continental showpiece.

“Usually, we would give out half of the amount said by the PSC. So if a gold medalist is given P500,000, we would give P250,000,” Tolentino said.

For Pi Durden Wankay, who conquered the boys 200-meter event, the incentives will help him in getting new equipment.

“The incentives are a big deal since we lack training equipment. Now we can use P100,000 to buy some equipment and save the rest,” Wangkay said.

Apart from Wangkay, other gold medalists for the Philippines are Isabella Butler of jiu-jitsu, Charlie Ratcliffe of mixed martial arts and, and muay bets Jan Brix Ramiscal and Tyron Jamborillo, Lyre Anie Ngina and Zeth Gabriel Bueno.