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ARMENIA OFFER BIG CASH INCENTIVES TO ATHLETES
Gulf Today
July 24 2012
UAE
YEREVAN: Grachia Rostomyan, Armenia's National Olympic Committee
(NOC) secretary general, on Monday announced cash incentives for the
country's medal winners at the upcoming London Olympics.
Armenia's NOC will pay any Olympic gold medal winner $100,000 (82,000
euros) while silver medalists will pocket $75,000. Bronze medalists
will receive $50,000.
Rostomyan said the country's government will also give the Games
medalists an additional cash bonus of $50,000, $37,000 and $25,000
for gold, silver and bronze respectively.
Meanwhile, the NOC president Gagik Tsarukyan, a leading businessman
and head of the "Prosperous Armenia" party, said he was ready to pay
a $700,000 bonus to every country's Olympic gold medal winner.
Gulf Today
July 24 2012
UAE
YEREVAN: Grachia Rostomyan, Armenia's National Olympic Committee
(NOC) secretary general, on Monday announced cash incentives for the
country's medal winners at the upcoming London Olympics.
Armenia's NOC will pay any Olympic gold medal winner $100,000 (82,000
euros) while silver medalists will pocket $75,000. Bronze medalists
will receive $50,000.
Rostomyan said the country's government will also give the Games
medalists an additional cash bonus of $50,000, $37,000 and $25,000
for gold, silver and bronze respectively.
Meanwhile, the NOC president Gagik Tsarukyan, a leading businessman
and head of the "Prosperous Armenia" party, said he was ready to pay
a $700,000 bonus to every country's Olympic gold medal winner.