These freebies are in addition to the Philippine House of Representatives' cash incentive of 3 million Philippine pesos granted to all gold medalists.
In the US, gold medalists take home $37,500.
Hong Kong — which offers the highest bonus — awards 6 million Hong Kong dollars, or about $768,000, to its gold medalists, per CNBC.
AdvertisementCorrection: August 7, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misdescribed Hong Kong.
It's 6 million Hong Kong dollars, not 600,000 Hong Kong dollars.
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