1.5 billion won reward for Olympic team 金13

A reward certificate was awarded to the South Korean team that achieved unexpected results at the Paris Olympics.

On the afternoon of the 10th, the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation held a ceremony to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Seoul Olympics at the Seoul Olympic Parktel Olympia Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

About 300 people attended the ceremony, including Cho Hyun-jae, chairman of the Korea Sports Corporation, executives and employees of the Korea Sports Corporation, the Seoul Olympic bid group, volunteer society, and the 2024 Paris Olympics medalists.

At the event, a ceremony was held to award performance award certificates to Paris Olympic medalists. The prize money will be given to 96 athletes including athletes and leaders, worth about 1.5 billion won (1.5 million U.S. dollars). The prize money is determined by the athlete's choice between a monthly fee and a lump sum fee, and most athletes reportedly choose the monthly fee. The monthly fee for Olympic medalists is 1 million won (1,000 dollars) for gold, 750,000 won (750 dollars) for silver, and 525,000 won (522 dollars) for bronze, which will be paid from next month after the event ends until the person dies.

According to the corporation, 23 new people are eligible for the reward at the Olympics, and 10 people are eligible for the monthly fee increase, including Shin Yoo-bin (20, Korean Air) and Suyeong Kim Woo-min (23, Gangwon Provincial Government). Seventeen people are eligible for temporary incentives, including archery Kim Woo-jin (32, Cheongju City Hall) and fencing Oh Sang-wook (28, Daejeon City Hall).

The national athlete reward system, introduced in 1974, corresponds to welfare benefits for athletes and leaders who win medals in international competitions to improve their performance and stabilize their lives in accordance with Article 8 of the Sports Personality Welfare Act. It has been paid by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation since 1989, and the total amount has exceeded 250 billion won since 1975.

South Korea, which aimed for five gold medals at the Olympics, ranked eighth overall with 32 medals, including 13 gold medals, the most ever tied, nine silver medals, and 10 bronze medals.

According to Newsis, Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), a "triple archer" who attended the event, said, "I'm glad that I'm rewarded for my good performance. I'll make sure to use it for meaningful purposes," adding, "I'm going to give something good to my parents and family. I'm also considering donating to good places." 토토사이트 추천

"It doesn't feel real because the reward has not been deposited yet. I'm just grateful that I've met the monthly limit," said Lim Si-hyun, who won three archery medals along with Kim Woo-jin. "I'll not be complacent here, and I'll be able to go further."

Meanwhile, a plaque of merit was awarded to the late chairman Lee Hee-gun, who contributed to the successful hosting of the event as the chairman of the Korean sponsorship in Japan during the Seoul Olympics. Lee's second son, Lee Kyung-jae, director of the Korea-Japan Exchange Foundation, won the award by proxy. In addition, the reading of the memoir by Kim Hyun, who created the official mascot of the Seoul Olympics, Hodori, and the "THANK YOU 88 SEOUL" campaign, the theme of the ceremony, were held together.