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Vietnam to award one million dollars for 2024 Olympic champions

Hanoi, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam announced on Wednesday that it would award one million dollars to those athletes who receive a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Silver medalists will receive 500,000 dollars and bronze winners 200,000 dollars, it was reported at a ceremony in which the exchange of training programs between the Vietnam Olympic Committee and the International Sports Strategy Foundation (ISF) was also revealed.

The ISF’s support will create a golden chance for Vietnam to elevate its ratings in the regional, continental, and world arenas, Dang Ha Viet, General Director of the General Sports Administration of Vietnam, stated.

According to Ser Miang NG, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, who attended the event, Vietnamese athletes could obtain outstanding achievements at the 2024 Olympic Games.

The senior Olympic official also expressed his conviction that the cooperation agreement signed in the capital will help to bring Vietnam’s sports to new heights, VNA reported.

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