GOLD BEGETS GOLD FOR MEDAL WINNERS

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Every country has its own Olympics Committee, and these National committees offer considerable rewards in cash to the athletes who bring Gold in their disciplines for their nation.

Now these national incentives differ from country to country, depending upon their budget and the policies. Malaysia seems really enthusiastic this time in terms of supporting and encouraging its representatives in the Olympics. The country has offered Wei Chong Lee about £400,000, for his exceptional performance in Olympics Badminton

Russia is keen to encourage its representatives by offering a huge reward. Lately, it was announced that Russian judo-ka Arsen Galstyan would be rewarded with £85,000 along with additional bonuses after he won his Gold Medal, while a gold medalist from Russia’s remote Chelyabinsk region, meanwhile, will walk away with a £600,000 reward.

We have been noticing since a long time how Indian government has supported its players when it comes to sports, becoming one of the major factors helping the Indian Cricket team to win World Cup 2012. Whether it was IPL, or London Olympics, The Indian Government supported all its representatives. According to the latest reveals, the country’s Sports Minister, Ajay Maken has said that the Indian Winners in Olympics would be offered coaching jobs with a good tariff.

How can we forget Italy here, It offers £116,000 for a gold to the winning representatives.

In Short all the countries have some incentives to offer to the winning contestants except Britain which believes that the victory is itself an enough reward that is above than the prize money been given to the winners.


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