Approximately 17,000 athletes competed this year in the Olympic Games in Paris. However, only a few left with their heads held high, knowing they made their entire country proud.
Greece, as is well known, had its successes in this Olympic tournament. Miltiadis Tentoglou, Apostolos Christou, Lefteris Petrounias, and Emmanouil Karalis are just a few of the Greek athletes who proudly raised the Greek flag, celebrating a medal.
The state has ensured they are rewarded. According to a Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD), gold medalists will receive €90,000, silver medalists €60,000, and bronze medalists €50,000.
In addition, there will be additional financial support in the form of scholarships for Greek athletes who ranked from 1st to 8th place in the Olympic Games.
This was announced by Spyros Kapralos during the flight from Paris to Athens. The president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee thanked the team members for their presence at the Olympic Games and announced the bonus.
The gold medalist will receive €30,000, the silver medalist €20,000, and the bronze medalist €15,000. Athletes who ranked from 4th to 8th place will each receive €10,000.
Spyros Kapralos pledged that these funds will be distributed in September and revealed that a ceremony will be held at the Panathenaic Stadium on September 19 to honor the Olympic champions.
However, there was one country that not only rewards its athletes with monetary prizes but also with cars. Specifically, Romania took it to the next level, as former tennis player and 1970 French Open winner Ion Tiriac personally decided to give each Romanian athlete who won a medal a car.
Romania won a total of 22 medals in Paris. The billionaire will therefore deliver an equivalent number of cars.
Specifically, gold medalists will receive a Hyundai Ioniq 5, silver medalists a hybrid Hyundai Kona, and bronze medalists a brand-new Hyundai Bayon.
All of these models will be delivered in a special color that will make them stand out on the road, just as these athletes stood out in the Olympic Games.
Romanian Olympic champions have already received their new cars as part of the Tiriac Collection. Additionally, Toyota plans to also provide free cars to Olympians. However, the number and models have not yet been specified.
