Merlene Ottey: Is She the Next Dara Mama?

bill — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:48:00 +0000

Merlene Ottey is 48 years old — 4 years older than Dara Torres — but she just might make it to her 8th Olympic Games if she manages to qualify before the qualification deadline on Wednesday. Merlene has been participating in the Olympics since 1980 representing Jamaica and Slovenia [in 2004]. She boasts of three gold medals from the World Championships but is less successful in the Olympics where she bagged three silvers and five bronzes.

Merlene will be joining our Dara Mama Club if she makes it to Beijing. Go Merlene.

Photo source: virginmedia

The Money Report: Slovenia’s Olympic Incentives

bill — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:03:00 +0000

If you are from Slovenia who wins an Olympic gold medal in Beijing, how much financial incentive will you receive from grateful authorities back home? Here’s the figure released by the Slovenian Olympic Committee:

Gold medalist: 39,350 euros (62,920 U.S. dollars)
Silver medalist: 30,400 euros (48,609 dollars)
Bronze medalist: 21,450 euros (34,298 dollars).

Gold medalists in team sports will each receive 10,000 euros (15,990 dollars) from the Slovenian Olympic Committee in addition to the one-off 96,750 euros (154,703 dollars) that the state is giving to the whole team.

To see the financial incentives received by Olympians from other countries, visit How Much Money Do Olympians Make.

Info source: xinhua

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Merlene Ottey: Is She the Next Dara Mama?

The Money Report: Slovenia’s Olympic Incentives