There are some countries, which reward their athletes handsomely, either financially or via some form of compensation through benefits. However, you will genera

There are some countries, which reward their athletes handsomely, either financially or via some form of compensation through benefits. However, you will generally find that they don't have a comprehensive program or a support network in place, and the historically low medal count might have a role to play. There are also detractors, who don't agree with the practice of paying for medals. https://old.reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/orije1/check_out_how_much_each_country_rewards_their/ https://old.reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/orije1/check_out_... https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/29/tokyo-olympics-how-much-athletes-earn.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/29/tokyo-olympics-how-much-athl... https://techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/miscellaneous/does-paying-olympians-for-winning-medals-make-them-more-likely-to-win/ https://techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/miscellaneous/d...