Running coach suspended for refusal to share bonus
By Wang Qingchu |
March 2, 2012, Friday
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A long-distance running coach who won a 1.5 million-yuan (US$238,000) award for guiding athletes to win gold medals at the Beijing Paralympics was suspended from his post for refusing to hand over the bonus to his employer.
The Qinghai Provincial No. 1 Sports Team demanded Wang Chengrong turn over the bonus, insisting on "redistributing" the money. After Wang refused, he was put on suspension, the latest dispute between an individual and the country's rigid state-run sports system.
Wang received the money from the China Disabled Persons Federation (CDPF) last October for his extraordinary contribution in leading athletes to win three gold medals and one silver in the Beijing Paralympics in 2008, Beijing News reported yesterday. Wang now is at risk of losing the money and his job.
The Qinghai No. 1 Sports Team and the Disabled Persons Federation in Qinghai wanted to take a big chunk of the bonus, about 80 percent, and leave Wang the rest, a plan Wang considered unfair.
"The award was given to me personally. Why would I give it away?" Wang was quoted in the newspaper as saying.
After several meetings with Wang, the Qinghai No. 1 Sports Team threatened to take "other measures" to force him to hand over the money, according to the report.
Li Na, the first Asian to win a grand slam singles tennis title when she captured last year's French Open, used to have numerous run-ins with Chinese authorities over training routines and pay until she was allowed to manage her own career and keep a greater share of her winnings in 2009.
Before 2009, Li, who was on the national squad, didn't have her own coach, and she could only take part in games the country allowed her to. She also had to hand over about 65 percent of her prize money.
The Qinghai Provincial No. 1 Sports Team demanded Wang Chengrong turn over the bonus, insisting on "redistributing" the money. After Wang refused, he was put on suspension, the latest dispute between an individual and the country's rigid state-run sports system.
Wang received the money from the China Disabled Persons Federation (CDPF) last October for his extraordinary contribution in leading athletes to win three gold medals and one silver in the Beijing Paralympics in 2008, Beijing News reported yesterday. Wang now is at risk of losing the money and his job.
The Qinghai No. 1 Sports Team and the Disabled Persons Federation in Qinghai wanted to take a big chunk of the bonus, about 80 percent, and leave Wang the rest, a plan Wang considered unfair.
"The award was given to me personally. Why would I give it away?" Wang was quoted in the newspaper as saying.
After several meetings with Wang, the Qinghai No. 1 Sports Team threatened to take "other measures" to force him to hand over the money, according to the report.
Li Na, the first Asian to win a grand slam singles tennis title when she captured last year's French Open, used to have numerous run-ins with Chinese authorities over training routines and pay until she was allowed to manage her own career and keep a greater share of her winnings in 2009.
Before 2009, Li, who was on the national squad, didn't have her own coach, and she could only take part in games the country allowed her to. She also had to hand over about 65 percent of her prize money.
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