A gold medal at the biggest competitions, especially the Olympic one, brings fame for a lifetime, something that separates a successful athlete from the good, very good or excellent ones.
That's not all, athletes who win a great medal at the Paris Games can also count on interesting prizes when they return to their country - some fight to avoid military service, some to get a free subway ticket, and there are those who can count on free food delivery for life. They just need to bring the gold from the City of Light...
The original Mexicans were the ones who motivated the athletes before coming to Paris by promising them a cash prize.
The state, however, will not pay anything, but the Government of Mexico should allocate the money from the funds that the American authorities have seized from Mexican politicians who are accused of money laundering.
In Hong Kong, for example, gold-medal athletes are given free subway tickets for life, while gym chain Pur offers indefinite membership for Olympians to help keep them in shape for the biggest challenges.
It was previously known that in South Korea, all men of military age are required to serve in the military for at least a year and a half. Many also remember the texts about the fact that an Olympic medal guarantees exemption from military service, which in itself is a huge motive.
That's how the archers there profited, who brought four of the five gold medals from Tokyo 2021. They are not obliged to serve in the military, and they also received Hyundai cars from the sponsors of the Olympic Committee.
It was also revealed that free food delivery awaits the athlete who brings home Malaysia's first ever Olympic gold. The Malaysian government has promised to give the athlete an apartment for the best award.
How much Olympic gold is valued by Indonesians is shown by the example of a couple in badminton - Apryani Rahaj i Grejsije Poli. According to the local media, a gift was waiting for them, which included: five cows each, a plot of land and three kilograms of gold each.
And what would be the prize in Montenegro if a national team or an individual brought gold? We didn't have the opportunity to see that, the closest to the top were the handball players who reached the silver in London in 2012 when they were stopped by Norway in the final. In Paris, only the sailor remained in the game Milivoj Dukić, but with realistically minimal chances for honors at all, let alone the best.
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