The government allocated 33.08 million lei to pay bonuses to 12 athletes who won prizes at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The bonuses will also be paid to their coaches and medical staff. The government approved the relevant decree at a meeting on October 23, allocating the necessary amount from the Reserve Fund. In particular, freestyle wrestler Anastasia Nichita and judoka Ion Basoc, who won silver medals, as well as their coaches Andrei Chiperi and Oleg Cretul will receive 2.6 million lei each. Judoists Denis Vieru and Adil Osmanov, parajudoist Oleg Cretul and canoeist Serghei Tarnavschi won bronze medals and will receive 2 million lei each. The same bonuses are envisaged for their coaches: Valeriu Duminica, Dorin Cotonoaga, Vitalie Gligor and Nicolae Juravschi. The other athletes, who distinguished themselves at the Olympic Games, as well as their coaches, will receive bonuses from 200 thousand to 600 thousand lei. Thus, weightlifter Marin Robu, who took the fourth place at the Olympics, will receive 600 thousand lei. Canoeists Daniela Cociu and Maria Olarasu, athletes Gheorghe Spinu and Larisa Marinencova, who took the seventh place, will get 300 thousand lei each. Wrestler Valentin Petic took the eighth place at the Olympiad and will receive a 200 thousand lei prize. The medical staff that worked with the Olympic champions will also receive bonuses ranging from 20 thousand to 260 thousand lei (about 3 million lei in total). The 33rd Summer Olympic Games and the 17th Paralympic Games were held this year in Paris. // 23.10.2024 - InfoMarket.
