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       Singapore pays extreme amounts of money for a Gold medal
   DIR By: Jasper
       Date: September 30, 2012, 9:26 am
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       Not only Singapore ministers are the highest paid in the world,
       the prize money Singapore offers to an Olympic gold medal winner
       is probably also the highest at US$800,000 (S$1,000,000).
       According to Reuters/BBC/Yahoo info, this is how much an Olympic
       gold medalist will get from their respective countries:
       (In USD)
       Singapore – $800,000
       Philippines – $340,000 (2008 figure)
       Malaysia – $320,000
       Thailand – $300,000 (2008 figure)
       United Arab Emirates – $270,000
       Kazakhstan – $250,000
       Kyrgyzstan – $200,000
       Italy – $180,000
       Uzbekistan – $150,000
       Russia – $135,000
       Japan – $100,000
       Bulgaria – $76,000 (2008 figure)
       France – $65,000
       Tajikistan – $63,000
       US – $25,000
       Australia – $21,000
       UK – No money, but their face on a stamp
       Do you think we still should feel pride when we win?
       #Post#: 67--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Singapore pays extreme amounts of money for a Gold medal
   DIR By: raymond
       Date: September 30, 2012, 9:40 am
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       I would still feel proud if Singapore wins something in
       Olympics. The monetary incentives is just a measure to motivate
       the athlete and I do not think it should discount them of their
       effort at the games.
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       Re: Singapore pays extreme amounts of money for a Gold medal
   DIR By: anunupatel
       Date: October 22, 2012, 11:43 pm
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       Well, the Paraolympics is definitely less well-known and would
       bring lesser prestige to the country. From this perspective, it
       is unfair to say that Sg was unfair to pay lesser. Maybe, the
       factors were not justified enough for the same amount of money
       paid to an Olympics winner.
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