Athletics squad members can each earn up to R1.3m for a Paris Olympics gold medal

Team SA’s athletics squad is set for a big payday at the Olympics, provided they clinch medals at the Games that start in Paris, France, in July.

Any of the track and field hopefuls, as well as marathon runners, will cash in handsomely from the World Athletics prize money pool, as well as from the bonus incentive scheme put in place by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee . Individuals stand a chance to make as much as R1.3 million for winning a gold medal, thanks to World Athletics also dangling a R900 000 carrot for the champions across athletics' 48 events in the Olympics programme. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.

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