Paris 2024 Paralympic Games logo, July 22, 2024, Paris, France.
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As the dust settles on the 2024 Paris Olympics, venues across the City of Lights are welcoming a new batch of Paralympic athletes.
While the International Paralympic Committee does not award medal bonuses to those who win medals, some countries do award medal bonuses to athletes.
Here’s how much some athletes earn for their athletic achievements, according to information CNBC gathered from national Paralympic committees, sports federations and local reports:
At the beginning of the year, Canadian Paralympic Committee announces Medal winners will receive the same cash prizes as Olympians on the podium, which is C$20,000 (US$14,786) for gold, C$15,000 for silver and C$10,000 for bronze. Host country France also won the award Paralympic medal prizes are equal To those awarded to Olympic medalists.
The same goes for Spain. A recent grant Paralympians now rewarded with the same cash bonuses as Olympic medalists — The gold medalist will receive €94,000 ($105,312), the silver medalist €48,000 and the bronze medalist €30,000.
Malaysian Paralympic medalist will Receive a cash prize of MYR 1 million The gold award is US$228,623, the silver award is 300,000 ringgit, and the bronze award is 100,000 ringgit. The Southeast Asian country has been giving Paralympic medalists the same awards as Olympic medalists Since 2016.
Malaysian Paralympic Council president says three outside companies are working on Sponsor extra cash bonus The gold medal winner will receive a bonus of up to RM60,000, the silver medalist will receive a bonus of up to RM30,000, and the bronze medalist will receive a bonus of up to RM15,000.
Japanese Paralympic gold medalist It will receive 3 million yen ($20,780) from the Japan Disabled Sports Association, down from the 5 million yen awarded to Olympic gold medalists by the Japanese Olympic Committee. Paralympic silver and bronze medalists will receive the same bonuses as Olympians, 2 million yen and 1 million yen respectively.
Australia, Israel and South Korea Paralympic medalists are also offered the same cash prizes as Olympic medals.
biggest gap
Hong Kong and Singapore hand out the largest bonuses to Olympic medalists, but not as much to Paralympic winners.
Although The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced Paralympic gold medalists will receive almost twice as much as Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalists. HK$1.5 million (US$192,333) bonus It’s still well below the HK$6 million the Olympic gold medalist earned just a few weeks ago.
The Paralympic silver medalist’s bonus is HK$750,000, and the bronze medalist’s bonus is HK$375,000, which is much lower than that of Olympians.
With similar advantages, Singapore’s Paralympic gold medalist will receive S$500,000 ($380,000)—half of what Olympians receive. silver and bronze medalists will earn $300,000 and $150,000 respectively.
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British Paralympians, like Olympic athletes, do not receive bonuses for winning medals, but they do have an annual training allowance.
The specific bonus is China’s Paralympic gold medal winner unknownRewards reportedly vary by region and activity.
The largest delegation in the Paralympic Games The Chinese team sent 282 athletes, followed by the Brazilian team with 255 athletes.
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