The Chef de Mission for Team Ghana at the Tokyo Olympics Games, Dr Mike Aggrey has clarified that it was only Samuel Takyi, the bronze medalist who was rewarded a US$20,000 sports development package aside from the US$10,000 cash reward.

He was reacting to reports that US$2,000 out of the US$5,000 given each member of the Olympic team was to be used for the sports development fund.

The Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif had also posted on his Facebook saying that: “His Excellency announced a reward package of US$5000 to each member of the team, of which US$3,000 will be given to them, and US$2,000 invested towards their career.

“For Takyi the Bronze medalist, he will receive US$10,000 cash, a US$20,000 investment fund toward the development of his career and a car.”

But in an interview on Total Sports Review, Dr. Aggrey noted that those who are to receive the US$5,000 were not given a career development fund.

He insisted that it was only Samuel Takyi who was given the development fund of US$20,000.

He said under no circumstances did the president promise to give the other team members sports development fund allocation nor asked for part of their US$5,000 to be used for a sports development fund.

“The career development fund was for only Samuel Takyi who won bronze for Ghana. The others including the technical staff and team members are to receive US$5,000 each,” he added.

He further indicated that at no point did the other team members agree to any arrangement to have US$2,000 of their cash invested into a fund.

He was speaking to host Isaac Worlanyo Wallace.