P24-million BGC condo awaits Paris champions


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  • Filipino athletes who will emerge victorious and claim the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics are set to own afully-furnished two-bedroom residential condominium unit from Megaworld, the property giant announced on Thursday, Aug. 1.


Filipino athletes who will emerge victorious and claim the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics are set to own a fully-furnished two-bedroom residential condominium unit from Megaworld, the property giant announced on Thursday, Aug. 1.

The unit, which is valued at P24 million, will be inside the company’s 50-hectare McKinley Hill township that is also the home to the famous Venice Grand Canal, one of the most photographed malls in the country today.

“This 2024, we are celebrating our 100th year of participating in the Olympic Games, and what a way to celebrate this milestone than by recognizing the superb competitive spirit of our newest Olympic gold medalist and welcoming them to McKinley Hill,” said Megaworld president Lourdes T. Gutierrez-Alfonso in a statement.

“As one of the most celebrated addresses in Fort Bonifacio, McKinley Hill is home to several world-class athletes, including members of the Philippine national teams for basketball and football. This makes it a perfect home for Filipino champions who live a life of passion and excellence through and through,” she added.

McKinley Hill is one of four Megaworld township developments within Fort Bonifacio, and currently enjoys the distinction as one of the company's biggest townships in Metro Manila.

The condominium is only one of the rewards the gold medalists could get as they will also be entitled to a P10 million reward from the government under the Athletes Incentives Act.

Aside from that, the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. has also pledged a P5 million reward to gold medalists in athletics events. That is also on top of the $50,000 the World Athletics is also giving away to gold medalists in athletic events.

As it stands, Carlos Yulo is the only PH athlete in prime position to win a gold so far after advancing to the vault and floor exercise finals in the men’s artistic gymnastics. 

Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Aira Villegas are also still in contention in boxing while golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina, hurdlers John Cabang and Lauren Hoffman, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, swimmer Jarod Hatch and weightlifters Vanessa Sarno, Elreen Ando and John Ceniza are yet to begin their Paris campaigns.