Fandi was S'pore's first $lm athlete

Programme. The programme is an incentive scheme to reward medallists in the SEA, Commonwealth, Asian and Olympic Games.

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Similarly, table tennis players Feng Tianwei and Li Jiawei also surpassed the $1 million mark from their exploits at major Games and international circuit.

Para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu, who has seven golds at the Paralympic Games, has earned over $2 million from her feats at major Games through the Athletes Achievement Awards, which is managed by the Singapore National Paralympic Council.

For Tan, this achievement underlines her rapid progress since turning professional in January 2024.

She made an immediate impact, finishing second in her first tournament, the Webex Players Series’ Murray River event in New South Wales, a mixed-field event on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia.

There, she earned her first pay cheque of A$25,000 (S$21,380).