Crazy Rich Asians who win bronze in Asian Games bridge – meet Indonesia’s richest man and oldest athlete Bambang Hartono
The 78-year-old bridge fanatic describes it as ‘athletics of the mind’ and was instrumental in having the game included in the 2018 Asian Games
Bridge player Bambang Hartono, who has a net worth of US$11.6 billion according to Forbes, missed out on a 1.5 billion Indonesian (HK$806,000) rupiah payout had he won gold – not that he needs it. But he was happy to take the bronze in the debut Asian Games sport.
The 78-year-old Indonesian-Chinese joined forces with Bert Toar Polii, 64, Frangky Karwur, 52, Jemmy Bojoh, 47, Conny Sumampauw, 43, and Rury Andhani, 34 to capture third place behind Singapore and Hong Kong in the bridge supermixed event in Jakarta.
“If I managed to win gold, I would have contributed it to the government’s bonus to the athlete’s training programme,” Hartono told local media.