On Saturday, the Poles, consisting of Dominik Czaja, Mateusz Biskup, Mirosław Ziętarski and Fabian Barański, took second place in their preliminary run and advanced to the final two-kilometer race at the Olympic Games in Paris without any problems. In the decisive battle, they presented themselves brilliantly and took third place and were happy with the bronze medal.
Great success for rowers. This is how much they will earn for the bronze medal
This is a huge achievement for our rowers, which will also translate into considerable earnings. For winning the bronze medal, the Polish Olympic Committee will pay each competitor 150 thousand złoty. But that's not all. Our competitors will also receive a diamond, a painting and a voucher for a holiday. In addition, they will also be awarded by the Ministry Sports and Tourism, which will give each of them 55 thousand złoty. The IOC does not award prizes to Olympians. Since this year, World Athletics has been doing so. However, the organization awards money only to gold medalists.
Let us remind you that this is not the first Polish medal at the ongoing Olympic Games. On Tuesday, Polish fencers performed brilliantly and also won the bronze medal. Earlier, Klaudia Zwolińska won silver in the K-1 category in whitewater kayaking. Shelf For this achievement she received 200,000 zlotys, a diamond, a painting and a holiday voucher.
The excitement about Poland's performance at the Olympic Games does not end there. The volleyball players and women have a great chance of winning a medal. Nikola Grbić's team defeated Brazil 3:2 (22:25, 25:19, 19:25, 25:23, 15:12) on Wednesday and registered in quarterfinal. At the same stage of the tennis tournament, he competes Iga Swiatekwho is the main favorite to win gold.