Diamonds, meatballs and motors: How Olympians can win more than medals

The International Olympic Committee does not award prize money to winners at the Paris 2024 Games, but many nations and territories offer incentives to their athletes. These include exemptions from compulsory military service, cars, cows, apartments, and free food deliveries. South Korea grants athletes exemption from 18 months of compulsory military service, while India offers unlimited free air travel for a year and a new seven-seater SUV. Poland offers a cash prize of 250,000 zlotys ($63,000), a two-room apartment, a diamond, a painting, and a holiday voucher.