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The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have not only been marked by the sporting spectacle since their inauguration on July 26, but also by the astronomical figures of income that some well-known athletes generate and that turns them into the highest paid athletes among those participating in the competition.
The Elite Golfer Jon Rahm leads the list. After disbursing 175 million dollars Due to his move to the LIV circuit in the United Kingdom (in addition to the additional 4 million for his victory in the tournament), the Spanish golfer is at the top with a record of $218 million in profits, according to Forbes.
Among the most prominent is the NBA superstar LeBron James with total earnings of $128.8 million, driven by both his salary with the Los Angeles Lakers ($48.7 million for the 2024-25 season) as for lucrative sponsorship deals with Nike, (with the sports brand he has a multimillion-dollar lifetime deal worth $30 million annually), AT&T, Intel, Kia, Pepsi, among others. According to Forbes, James is the only billionaire competing in this year’s Olympics.
Continuing with basketball, the greco-nigerian Giannis Antetokounmpo, With a fortune of 111 million dollars, he is positioned as another of the highest paid athletes. NBA players, in general, are the highest-paid athletes in Paris.
One of the giants of gymnastics is the American Simone Bilesthe 27-year-old athlete par excellence favorite to take home the gold and Olympic champion, earns more from sponsorships than from sports. In 2023, Biles took $7 million in sponsorships alone, according to Forbes estimates.
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From the stars of women’s golf like Nelly Korda (USA), Brooke Henderson (Canada) and Jin Young Ko (South Korea) -earning $3.5 million on the field- They are also among the highest paid in their respective countries.
Carlos Alcaraz, the young man 21-year-old Spanish tennis playeris also on track to become one of the highest-paid tennis players in the world. Having won the French Open and with endorsement deals with Nike and Louis Vuitton, he has already amassed a net worth of 29.164.900 euros, according to the ATP.
Among female tennis players, among the highest paid athletes are Iga Swiatek23 years old, the world number 1 with 5 Grand Slam titles, who wins $6.68 million on the field in the 2024 season, in addition to having sponsorships from Rolex, Porsche and Visa.
Coco Gauff (19 years old) is world number 2 and won her first Grand Slam last year, so in that period She topped the list of highest-paid female athletes in the world with earnings of $22.7 million. In addition to awards, she has endorsements with Ray-Ban and Carol’s Daughter, according to Forbes.
Finally there is Naomi Osaka26, with a net worth of $21 million, was the highest-paid female athlete for 3 consecutive years
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