- The Tokyo Olympics officially started on Friday with the opening ceremony
- In addition to the medals, which are the priority of our athletes, the White and Reds also receive financial bonuses for their success.
- Each medalist will receive a prize depending on the color of the disc. Rewarding athletes in individual and team disciplines is also different
- The bonus system, and the lack of it, looks different in different parts of the world
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At the beginning of July, the Polish Olympic Committee established the rules of awarding awards for sports results achieved during the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The regulations provide for the same prizes as in the previous Olympic Games. What money will Olympic champions be able to count on?
Tokyo 2020 – how many medals will Poles win?
On Friday, the opening ceremony took place at the Tokyo stadium, where the national teams of 205 countries presented themselves. Athletes will fight a complete set of medals in over 300 events. Poles from the last three summer Olympic Games brought 11 medals each time. Now many fans hope that our athletes will be able to win much more, especially the most valuable, zlotys.
The white-and-reds were high in the rankings of experts who predicted how many medals a given country would win during the Olympic Games in Tokyo. According to the representatives of the “Associated Press”, the Biało-Czerwoni should win as many as 22 medals, including the 5 most important ones. This is a very optimistic scenario.
Tokyo 2020 – how much will the Biało-Czerwoni earn for the medals?
The Olympic medal is not only a huge sports success, but also a large injection of money. Our athletes have something to fight for. Each Olympic medalist in Tokyo will be able to count on a financial reward, which will depend on the place he takes. The bonuses will also depend on whether the medal was won in an individual or team sport.
Those who have achieved this success alone can count on more money. According to the regulations of the Polish Olympic Committee, the gold medalist will receive 120,000, silver – 80,000, and bronze – 50,000. zlotys. The situation is different in team sports, where there is a specific amount of money that players must distribute among themselves.
3×3 basketball players, beach volleyball players, as well as relays, doubles, mixes, settlements and crews can count on 90,000. zlotys to be divided for a gold medal, 60 thousand. for silver and 37.5 thousand. for bronze. Their coaches can get up to 60,000, 40,000 for similar successes. and 25 thousand The prize pool for a possible medal of our volleyball players is even different.
Tokyo 2020 – how much will the volleyball players receive for the medal?
If the volleyball players break their losing streak and win an Olympic medal in Tokyo, they will be able to count on up to 720,000. golden bonuses. However, this scenario assumes that you will win a gold disc. For silver, volleyball players will receive 480 thousand, and bronze was valued at 300 thousand. zlotys.
Bonuses in other countries
It is not a rule that all Olympic committees want to motivate athletes with additional cash bonuses. It is from this assumption that The British. Some countries only reward winning Olympic gold. This is how the matter is approached by, among others Americans and Germans.
In Brazil, you get the same money, no matter what medal you win. However, the Asian countries are the most interesting in this respect. In the Philippines, bonuses are paid out for two decades, and in Malaysia, an athlete can count on gold for winning in his competition.
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