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☆ Paralympic medalists receive hundreds of thousands less than Olympic medalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-29 | by ( Jack Hillcox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

While generous, it is 75% smaller than the bonus given to Olympic gold medalists from the city state. Silver Olympic medalists are given considerably larger bonuses – HK$3 million (around $386,000) – than gold Paralympic medalists from Hong Kong. The United States is comparatively less generous, awarding $37,500 to both Olympic and Paralympic gold medalists. Lithuanian Paralympic champions currently receive a bonus of €83,875 (around $94,000), which is exactly half what Olympic champions from the nation received. However, it has not been decided if this will be achieved by increasing Paralympic bonuses or by decreasing bonuses for Olympic gold medalists.

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☆ Olympic moment of the day: Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Yulo gets his nation a historic gold – and himself a new house
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

With his victory in the men’s floor exercise final, Yulo on Saturday became the first Filipino man ever to win an Olympic gold medal, the first Filipino to win any medal in gymnastics and the second Filipino to ever win a gold medal. Just before the 2023 World Championships, Yulo and his longtime coach Munehiro Kugiyama decided to part ways. That didn’t change when he took to the podium to receive the first gold medal ever put around a Filipino man’s neck. But this (pointing at his gold medal) is what really matters to me. I am happy that I won a gold medal and also a house.”

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