Diamonds, meatballs and motors: How Olympians can win more than medals

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Paris, France—While the International Olympic Committee does not give prize money to winners at Paris 2024, many nations and territories offer incentives to their athletes to come home with gold, silver or bronze.

The country’s six archers at the Tokyo Games, who claimed four out of five golds, were all given cars by Hyundai, who sponsor the team.Gold medalists in individual events receive a cash prize of 250,000 zlotys , a two-room apartment, a diamond, a painting and a holiday voucher.

Tourism minister Sandiaga Uno said they could enjoy free holidays in the country’s five premier tourism destinations.When athlete Ahmad Abu Ghaush won the country’s first-ever gold medal—the men’s 68 kg division in Taekwondo in Rio—the national Olympic committee gave him 100,000 dinars and his coach around half that.

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