The Olympic Games They are involved in a series of scandals that overshadow the brilliance of several athletes who have been crowned Olympic champions in each of their categories and disciplines.
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This Friday (around 11am, time of publication of this article), China led the Paris 2024 medal table with 13 gold medals, followed by the United States with 9 medals.
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Juicy prizes
Much has been said about how much money an athlete who wins a gold medal earns, since the International Olympic Committee does not give any monetary incentive as it goes against his convictions and philosophy.
For that reason, the Committee Each country gives its athletes incentives for winning medals. In Colombia, an athlete who wins a gold medal takes 240 current legal monthly minimum wages (312,000,000.00), silver 140 SMLMV and bronze 100 SMLMV.
In SpainThe prizes amount to 94 thousand euros (more than 420 million Colombian pesos) for the gold medal, 48 thousand for the avocado and 30 thousand for the bronze.
Simone Baile in one of her jumps at Paris 2024.
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The country that gives the most money to its Olympic champions is Hong Kong, which gives 700,000 euros for each gold medal, more than 3 billion Colombian pesos.
Countries of Europe They also have some very good prize money. Italy pays 181 thousand euros for gold, 90,500 euros for silver and 60 thousand euros for bronze. Host France pays 80 thousand euros for gold.
It is striking that USA, One of the countries that is always fighting for the top spots in the Olympic medal table, only pays 37,500 dollars (153,728,625 Colombian pesos), less than what is paid here in Colombia.
Olympic Games in Paris.
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Other striking cases are those of New Zealand which pays athletes who win gold a minimum wage during the Olympic cycle. Norway, Iceland and Sweden They provide their Olympic champions with better training conditions and scholarships.
The Olympic Games They are involved in a series of scandals that overshadow the b
rilliance of several athletes who have been crowned Olympic champions in each of their categories and disciplines.
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