12 countries honor their stars with generous sums of money
The rewards of the champions of Morocco and Egypt in the Olympics are higher than that of American athletes
Egyptian champion Ferial Ashraf, crowned with the gold medal in karate competitions.
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Moroccan Sofiane El Bakkali, the gold medalist of the 3000m race.
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A report by Forbes and CNBC revealed a list of the rewards for medal-winning athletes at the Tokyo Olympics, which concluded yesterday. Morocco and Egypt occupied two advanced positions internationally in honoring their heroes, exceeding those obtained by athletes in the United States of America.
Both networks indicated that the organizers of the Olympic Games do not offer any reward to the medal-winning athletes, but those who win a medal are awarded a reward from their country, and it is remarkable that many countries, such as New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Britain, refrain from providing any rewards to their champions in the Olympic Games. The two networks explained:"Determining the value of the reward offered by countries to their athletes is related to the number of members of the mission, as well as the increased likelihood of athletes winning medals and achieving Olympic achievement," noting that Singapore, which singled out every athlete crowned with a gold medal in Tokyo, with a reward of $783,000, or 20 times What America provided to the owner of the same achievement, which amounted to 37,000 dollars, is due to the fact that the delegation of the Singapore mission in Tokyo was limited to 23 athletes, compared to the American mission, which included 600 male and female players. 200 thousand dollars, and the Egyptian athletes ranked second, with a gold medal prize of 64 thousand dollars.Singapore's lead was not limited to the award dedicated to its gold-winning athletes "Tokyo 2020", but also awarded its silver medalists the largest financial prize, amounting to 369,000 dollars, which is higher, in terms of value, than that offered by Malaysia to the owner of the gold achievement, amounting to 263 one thousand dollars. In Europe, Italy came in third place, with a financial prize allocated to the gold medalist of $213,000, in a prize that slightly exceeded those granted by Morocco and the Philippines, amounting to $ 200,000, which was awarded to Sofiane El Bakkali, the 3000-meter champion, and Hedlin Diaz, the weightlifting champion. In the 55 kg weight, after giving their country the first gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games.In Europe, Italy came in third place, with a financial prize allocated to the gold medalist of $213,000, in a prize that slightly exceeded those granted by Morocco and the Philippines, amounting to $ 200,000, which was awarded to Sofiane El Bakkali, the 3000-meter champion, and Hedlin Diaz, the weightlifting champion. In the 55 kg weight, after giving their country the first gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games.In Europe, Italy came in third place, with a financial prize allocated to the gold medalist of $213,000, in a prize that slightly exceeded those granted by Morocco and the Philippines, amounting to $ 200,000, which was awarded to Sofiane El Bakkali, the 3000-meter champion, and Hedlin Diaz, the weightlifting champion. In the 55 kg weight, after giving their country the first gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games.
Hungary ranked sixth, with a prize for the first place holder and the gold medal, which amounted to 168,000 dollars, and Egypt ranked seventh with 64,000 dollars, surpassing Brazil, which contented itself with a prize of 49,000 dollars for the owner of Olympic gold, and Tunisia ranked ninth despite being equal with Japan in terms of the first place award. , amounting to 40 thousand dollars, after Tunisia presented the silver medalist with a prize of 28 thousand dollars, compared to 18 thousand dollars for the same center for Japan.
America was equal with South Africa in terms of the financial prize allocated to gold, with 37,000 dollars, separating the value of the prize allocated to the silver medal, in giving America the tenth place, amounting to 22,000 dollars, compared to 19,000 dollars for silver obtained by South African athletes.
New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Britain do not award their crowned champions with financial rewards.
Singapore offers its gold champion $783,000, and America honors him with $37,000.
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