How much is a gold medal in Beijing Olympic Games worth? The answer can be simple: the cost price of "gold inlaid jade" is about several thousand yuan; The answer can be very complicated. Most countries and regions have other rewards for gold medalists. Besides cash, gold medalists can also get houses, cars and advertising endorsements ... It can be said that a gold medal is enough for an athlete to gain fame and fortune.
Recently, a website has made a ranking list of the gold prize competition. Among the countries and regions that have announced the gold medal award scheme for the Beijing Olympic Games, Singapore's 5, euros (about 5.47 million yuan) award topped the list. In contrast, the official reward of the United States, a sports power, is not high, about 177 thousand RMB.
The most generous "reward" in Singapore comes first.
There must be a brave man under the reward. This year, the Singapore Olympic Council hopes to break the gold medal shortage in the Olympic Games with a reward of 5, euros. The only medal in Singapore's Olympic history came from the 196 Rome Olympic Games, when a weightlifter won a silver medal. Last week, Singapore announced the award scheme for the Beijing Olympic Games, which will give 5, euros to the gold medal winners. This is the highest prize that the official is prepared to give out among the currently known Beijing Olympic Games awards. In addition, Singapore has also launched a special plan for the 28 Olympic Games and the 212 Olympic Games to focus on training 22 athletes from four sports: table tennis, sailing, shooting and badminton. The Singapore Olympic Council also said: "At present, the cost of preparing for the 28 Olympic Games is estimated to be as high as S $7.5 million (about RMB 35.5 million). Singapore's heavy prize strategy was implemented at the Doha Asian Games, and the players who won the gold medal in the Asian Games could get S $25, (about RMB 1.27 million). As a result, the Singapore delegation won the women's table tennis team, women's 5-meter butterfly and women's bowling in Doha. This result makes Singapore very satisfied, so they also hope to win the championship under the stimulation of huge bonuses at the Olympic Games.
The "reward" of a stingy country does not exceed 2,
Among the countries and regions that have announced the bonus scheme, some sports and economic powers have low bonuses, which can even be said to be stingy. The United States, which ranked first in the medal list of the Athens Olympic Games, only offered a prize of $25, (about 177, yuan) for the Olympic champion this time. Germany, which ranked sixth in the medal list of Athens Olympic Games, offered only 15, euros (about 15, yuan) as a bonus for gold medalists for fear that the bonus would be too high. Japan has not won many Olympic champions, but it is also stingy. The Olympic Committee of Japan offered a prize of 19, euros (about 2, yuan) to the gold medal winner. Fortunately, Japanese folks are not so stingy with every Olympic champion. At the end of last year, a Japanese male 4-meter hurdler, known as "Japan" Liu Xiang, was hired as honorary CEO by a company. The company clearly stated that "as long as he can win the gold medal in the Beijing Olympic Games, he will be given a bonus of 1 million yen (about 7 million RMB)."
The most unusual "civil servant" stimulates athletes to win gold
Unlike other countries and regions, North Korea's reward for athletes who won gold medals in the Beijing Olympic Games is the most mysterious. It is understood that the bonuses of North Korean athletes have not been announced yet. Although the figures are unknown, if these athletes can win medals, they will be treated like heroes, even get houses and get state office. Similarly, Greek athletes will get a bonus of 19, euros when they win the gold medal, and they can also get a good civil servant position. Among the numerous "rewards", Canada is also worth mentioning. In the past, Canada's Olympic medal winners didn't get bonuses. Now, in order to make a breakthrough in the Beijing Olympic Games, Canada broke the tradition and set up a reward of 14, euros for gold medal winners for the first time. Similarly, Montenegro, which only joined the Olympic family in 27, also set up a bonus for the gold medal for the first time, with a "reward" as high as 6, euros. But I'm afraid it's hard to distribute this grand prize to this country with a population of more than 7, and underdeveloped sports.