One country awards its medal winners $1 million!
However, that’s not the case.
The International Olympic Committeedoesn’t awardmonetary prizes, so it’s up to the athlete’s home country.
5.Singaporeoffersmedalists six-figure sums based on the event they win.
6.Reportedly, 15 countries award gold medal winners six figures.
8.Any Malaysian athlete who wins a gold medal in Paris will also berewardedwith a foreign car.
9.Kazakhstanawardsits Olympic, Paralympic, and Deaflympic medalists with apartments.
The higher the medal, the bigger the apartment they get.
10.In New Zealand, gold medalists aregivenan annual bonus of $40,000 until the next Olympics.
It’s the first ever international federation to give Olympic athletes cash prizes.
