It became known, how much to pay the athletes for their awards. Winners usually lecture prize money from Olympic Committee of their country. In our country for a gold medal pay about 4 million rubles and 2.7 million for silver and 1.7 for the bronze. These figures have not changed much since the London Olympics .
In the United States for “gold” pay is$ 25,000, silver$ 15,000 and$ 10,000 for bronze. It is already possible to calculate the jackpot of the American athlete Michael Phelps for 5 gold and 1 silver awards (140 000$).
Interestingly, the UK and Sweden do not pay the athletes of their countries for medals, casino deal and sponsors. And government money go to the development of children’s sports.
But don’t think that the athletes of these countries do not finish and interrupted a penny for a penny. They get no less than others. It’s all about the advertising. Though the Kingdom and does not consider it necessary to pay for awards (like Norway, Sweden, Croatia). But advertising contracts in Britain easily provide a comfortable existence to a hero of the country until the end of life.
The most wasteful Olympic sponsors are considered Asian countries. Except the Chinese and Koreans, and few can boast a stable result. Hence, such amounts…
But not so simple. A distinctive feature of some Asian countries has become the method of payment. The athlete will receive the money as the Bank of ipotechnikam within 20 years in monthly installments. In Thailand you get about $ 1,300 a month, and in the Philippines – about 987$.
