2023-07-19 17:49:17
For exceptional Games, exceptional measure… On the occasion of the Council of the Olympic and Paralympic Games which was held on Wednesday at the Elysée in the presence of elected officials and members of the Government, Emmanuel Macron wished an increase in the bonuses which will be paid to French athletes who win a medal at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In 2021 in Tokyo (Summer Games) and 2022 in Beijing (Winter Games), a gold medalist had received 65,000 euros, a silver medalist 25,000 euros and a bronze medalist, 15,000 euros. Bonuses which in 2024, the year of the Games at home, will increase significantly. If no amount has yet been formalized, the increase should be between 5 and 15,000 euros. A gold medal should thus bring in 80,000 euros. Premiums will be taxable. It should be noted that the bonuses for coaches, put in place since the Tokyo Olympics and which reward the coaches of medal-winning athletes, will be raised to the same height.
If the former Sports Minister Laura Flessel had once mentioned the ambition of winning 80 medals at the Olympic Games, the figures have since been (largely) revised downwards. The Head of State mentions in particular the wish that France, Olympic and Paralympic Games combined, end up among the 5 best nations in the world. This will require him to beat his medal record (42 Olympic medals, 31 Paralympic medals) and improve his quota of gold medals, which is taken into account to establish the ranking of nations.
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