From actual gold to cows: These unique rewards await Olympic medallists worldwide
Many nations and territories offer incentives to their athletes to come home with gold, silver or bronze.While some are financial, other rewards are more eclectic - anything from exemption from compulsory military service to cars, cows, apartments and even free food deliveries.
A gold at the Asian Games does the same, which star footballer Son Heung-min famously achieved at Jakarta in 2018 to avoid his spell in combat fatigues. Another report said state-owned enterprise PT Pegadaian promised to give the pair three kilograms of gold. Abughaush also received many other rewards and gifts from local companies, including a car and a luxury watch, while King Abdullah II awarded him the First Class Order of Distinction.Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz was rewarded for winning the country's first-ever gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics by being gifted two properties and a promotion to staff sergeant in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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