Both competed in fencing. The money was received for winning a gold medal for their country.
2024 Olympic Games: Athletes who received more than US$1,500,000.
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The Olympic Games 2024 continue to occur in Paris. Many countries have already accumulated medals of all kinds in different disciplines, but only one will award its athletes with an amount of more than US$1,500,000 for their participation in the competition.
It is about Vivian Kong and Cheung Ka Longwho got the fencing gold for Hong Kong. This country, which competes independently of China in the sporting event, awards US$768,000 to the athletes who manage to obtain the gold medal, so, adding both amounts, they received more than US$1,500,000.
Who are the Olympic athletes who earned more than US$1,500,000?
Vivian Kong, Olympic fencing champion
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games
On Saturday, the 30-year-old athlete won the epee final against Frenchwoman Auriane Mallo-Breton. The fencer began practicing the sport when she was 11 years old and made her Olympic debut at the Rio Games in 2016.
In that competition, she defeated the 2009 world champion, Lyubov Shutovafrom Russia, and became the first Hong Kong fencer in winning a competition of such magnitude. Then, in Tokyo 2020Kong did not perform well and finished fifth in the individual épée event and seventh in the team event.
Now, after obtaining the gold medal in Paris 2024, she announced that she is retiring from her professional career: “I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to dedicate almost 20 years of my life in fencing and thank you for being part of this journey.” In a statement, the athlete said: “I look forward to starting a new career and working towards my own charity to help children find joy in sport again.”
Cheung Ka Long, Olympic fencing champion
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The Hong Kong native won a final against the Italian Filippo Macchi. Ka Long is 27 years old and was crowned champion second time after having achieved the gold medal in Tokyo.
In that competition, the fencer obtained the badge after a fight that he controlled at all times and even managed to four points ahead of his rival. However, reaching the end, the difference narrowed, but he did not let himself be defeated and took the victory at the last moment.
The fencer got the badge after defeating all his opponentsthe Canadian Daniel Guthe Chinese Ziwei Mo, the French Enzo Lefort and the Japanese Kazuki Limura.
Source: Ambito
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