Among the 33 countries that make up the ranking, the United States is at the bottom. The country that occupies the first place, awards its gold medal-winning athletes US$768,000.
The athletes who attend the Paris 2024 Olympic Games They strive for the goal of representing their country and winning one of the three medals. Beyond the recognition and awards, many countries grant large sums of money to its winning athletes.
At least 33 countries They award a cash prize to their athletes who manage to win a medal in these Olympic Games, according to Forbes Magazine.
Athletes do not receive money for participating or for winning a medal in Paris.that is why the Olympic committee of each country has the possibility of rewarding its athletes with the amount of money they wish. According to the ranking, the list is led by Hong Kong, with the United States in last place.
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The Asian territory offers US$768,000 to the athletes who achieve the gold medal and US$380,000 for the one of silverHong Kong is the delegation that offers the most money to athletes to win a top spot on the podium.
But the prize is not only for the winners, but the Asian autonomous territory It also rewards those athletes who were unable to return with gold, silver or bronze. In the cases of fourth place They offer around US$100,000 and close to US$50,000 to come out between fifth and eighth.
What is the complete ranking of countries
Of the 33 countries that make up the rankingthe second place is obtained by Israelwho grants US$275,000 to obtain the gold one. The top 3 closes it Serbia which delivers US$218,000 to the athletes who achieve first place.
In the last positions on the listAmong some of the countries that offer the lowest financial rewards are: Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Canada and Denmark.
Top 10 countries that pay the most money to those who win the gold medal:
- Hong Kong: US$768,000
- Israel: US$275,000
- Serbia: US$218,000
- Malaysia: US$214,000
- Italy: US$196,000
- Lithuania: US$182,000
- Moldova: US$171,000
- Latvia: US$155,000
- Hungary: US$154,000
- Bulgaria: US$139,000
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Source: Ambito
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