How much money the United States awards as a prize to each Olympic medalist at Tokyo 2020 | Other Sports | sports

The economic award offered by the Government of Ecuador to each national athlete who ended up winning a medal in Tokyo exceeds that of powers such as the United States.

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The United States finished in the first place of the medal table at the Tokyo 2020 Games with 39 golds and a total of 113 medals (41 silver and 33 bronze), by 38 golds and 88 medals (32-18) from China, which finished in the second position.

However, there were some athletes who ended up winning more medals than others and, therefore, will have a better economic prize, since the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (Usopc) awards $ 37,500 for each gold medal, $ 22,500 for each silver, and $ 15,000 for each bronze.

The big winners

In this way, the swimmers who have several disciplines and many opportunities to hang gold medals were the big winners, led by a Caeleb Dressel who would end up taking $ 187,500 for the five gold medals obtained in Tokyo; Katie Ledecky follows with $ 120,000.

Ryan Murphy and Robert Finke are two other swimmers with multiple swimming medals. Finke took the 800 meters dash and 1,500 meters, while Murphy took three medals, one of each metal.

Multiple other medalists include Sidney McLaughlin, champion of the 400m hurdles and the women’s 4x100m relay; Athing Mu, champion of the 800 meters sprint and the women’s 4×400 relay, Zachary Apple, champion thanks to the 4×100 freestyle relay and 4×100 meters combined. Sunisa Lee positioned herself as the heir to Simone Biles. At 19, he won gold, silver and bronze medals.

Ecuador offered a juicy prize

Meanwhile, in Ecuador the Ministry of Sports has defined prizes for athletes who stood on the podium at the Olympic event, both for Olympians and Paralympians, all with similar rewards.

According to Ministerial Agreement 0040, “whoever wins a gold medal in the Olympic or Paralympic Games is credited with $ 100,000,” the Ministry said on July 26 in a statement.

The agreement also establishes a prize of $ 80,000 in the case of a silver medal and $ 60,000 if an athlete reaches a bronze medal.

In this context, the economic award offered by the Government of Ecuador to each national athlete who ended up winning a medal in Tokyo 2020 exceeds that of the US Olympic Committee, according to the newspaper. Ace, from Spain, and the Argentine news portal Infobae.

Road cycling gave the first medal to the Ecuadorian delegation in Tokyo 2020. Richard Carapaz got the gold medal. Then weightlifting, also with gold from Neisi Dajomes and silver with Tamara Salazar.

Team Ecuador, with its historic participation in the Japanese capital, finished in 38th place in the medal table as the third representative of Latin America with three medals (two gold, one silver and none bronze), behind Brazil with 21 ( 7-6-8) and Cuba with 15 medals (7-3-5). (D)