Well, they receive more “reward” money than their American counterparts who get US$25,000 for a gold medal. But they don’t do as well as Thai gold medalists who are given US$314,000.
From the China Daily:
China’s gold medal winners at the Beijing Olympics will be taking home cash along with their medals, state media reported Tuesday.
Each gold medalist will get 350,000 yuan (US$51,000) each, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing Xiao Shan, the deputy head of China’s General Administration of Sports.
The prize compares to the 200,000 yuan (US$29,000) handed out to gold medal winners after the 2004 Olympic games, the report said.
The report did not say if silver and bronze medalists were also to be rewarded. Phone calls to the press office of China’s General Administration of Sports rang unanswered Tuesday.
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