CASH FOR CONQUEST: OLYMPIANS HAVE $$ ON THE LINE AT GAMES IN LONDON
Sports | 24.07.12 | 11:38
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The National Olympic Committee announced on Monday that any member of
the Armenian Olympic Team who medals in the upcoming Games in London
will be reward in cash for his/her medal.
A gold medal will be worth $100,000; silver, $75,000; and bronze,
$50,000.
According to the Committee’s general secretary Grachia Rostomyan,
the Government of Armenia has also promised additional bonuses of
$50,000, $37,000 and $25,000 for the corresponding medals.
National Olympic Committee Gagik Tsarukyan has said he will pay
$700,000 to any athlete who scores gold for Armenia.
The Olympic Games begin this weekend.
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