On the occasion of an Olympic and Paralympic Council (JOP), meeting on Wednesday July 19 at the Elysée around Emmanuel Macron, it was decided to reassess the bonuses awarded to French and French athletes who will be medalists in the summer of 2024, as well as to their management.
A gold medal, Olympic or Paralympic, will thus bring in 80,000 euros, whereas it only allowed to receive 65,000 euros in Tokyo in 2021 and 50,000 euros in Rio (2016) and London (2012). For a silver medal, it will be 40,000 euros, instead of 25,000 euros, and for a bronze medal 20,000 euros, against 15,000 euros previously. These premiums will be taxable.
“The idea of rewarding exceptional athletes, who have made exceptional efforts for years, was very important to the President”explained the Minister of Sports and JOP, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Thursday at the microphone of Franceinfo.
« Athletes have been preparing for years, they do not always have sufficient material conditions, even if we have made a lot of progress on this compared to the time of the Rio Games to give them living conditions, to improve their social protection”, she added.
She also clarified that the bonuses for management and coaches will also be increased: until now, they were 50% of the amount of the bonus for athletes; they will go to 100%. It is “recognizing the investment of the team behind the team is important in our performance philosophy”said the minister.
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