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Old 08-08-2012, 08:23 PM   #9
Lamplighter
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Originally Posted by Rhianne View Post
I read about this the other day. The US is one of only a few nations that pay for medals.
One, I think it may be the Philippines, pays close to $1million for a gold.
IIRC, Russia paid one champion weight-lifter a $ prize each time he set a new world record.
So, he went about improving on his own records by just a couple of kilos each time.
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