Stuff I don't know

Rhianne · 08-08-2012, 07:45 PM

I read about this the other day. The US is one of only a few nations that pay for medals. One, I think it may be the Philippines, pays close to $1million for a gold.

Lamplighter · 08-08-2012, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhianne

I read about this the other day. The US is one of only a few nations that pay for medals.
One, I think it may be the Philippines, pays close to $1million for a gold.

IIRC, Russia paid one champion weight-lifter a $ prize each time he set a new world record.
So, he went about improving on his own records by just a couple of kilos each time.

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