Off Topic Tokyo Olympics

[sb_73]

Good to see China displaced from 1st position, even if it is the good old US of A.
GB is certainly doing well, along with Oz.
NZ, if you look at their population, has also excelled.
If you consider Oz & NZ have populations a lot less than all the other high flyers, combined,
( 17+7=24 gold ) ….. would be in fourth place, just saying.
All in all, it’s been a good games for us all.

Great performances. I think the stats that matter are around infrastructure and funding for sports at grassroots and elite level. I know Australia spends a lot because the Brits copied your approach in the late 90s. I’d like to see a breakdown of how much each medal costs via central funding by country, but only a few are transparent enough to allow the comparison, the Aussies and Brits amongst them. Who knows what the Chinese spend or the ‘Russian Olympic Committee’, whatever that is.

I didn’t realise that an Aussie medal winner gets a cash prize from your Olympic Committee, as do the Yanks.

 

[Didley Squat]

Great performances. I think the stats that matter are around infrastructure and funding for sports at grassroots and elite level. I know Australia spends a lot because the Brits copied your approach in the late 90s. I’d like to see a breakdown of how much each medal costs via central funding by country, but only a few are transparent enough to allow the comparison, the Aussies and Brits amongst them. Who knows what the Chinese spend or the ‘Russian Olympic Committee’, whatever that is.

I didn’t realise that an Aussie medal winner gets a cash prize from your Olympic Committee, as do the Yanks.

I didn’t either.

 

[sb_73]

I didn’t either.

$20k gold, $15k silver, $10k Bronze. Not sure why, I really doubt that any of the athletes are motivated by that.

 

[ELLERS]

Good to see China displaced from 1st position, even if it is the good old US of A.
GB is certainly doing well, along with Oz.
NZ, if you look at their population, has also excelled.
If you consider Oz & NZ have populations a lot less than all the other high flyers, combined,
( 17+7=24 gold ) ….. would be in fourth place, just saying.
All in all, it’s been a good games for us all.

Agree it was good to see ‘The people’s genetically modified party’ lose out to the US. I’m sure if there was a rat eating or virus spreading competition they would have got more.
And also agree it was great to see smaller counties do so well. I thought it was a pretty good olympics.

 

[qprbeth]

Loved it all. So sad at missing it.
Tokyo and an away Olympics were both on my bucket list.

Will probably not be able to do former...but fingers crossed for the latter...

 

[qprbeth]

So what was your favourite medal.

The Welsh boxer Price today brought up by her grandparents since age of 3...

The sharing of the high jump medal between Quatri and Italian jumpers.


What about anyone else

 

[sb_73]

So what was your favourite medal.

The Welsh boxer Price today brought up by her grandparents since age of 3...

The sharing of the high jump medal between Quatri and Italian jumpers.


What about anyone else

Beth Shriever for the BMX win, after a double leg break and self funded. Quite liked Jason Kenny’s win today, which seemed to surprise him as much as anyone else, and a few nights ago I loved it when the American Molly Seibel got a bronze in the marathon.

But the mixed relays of all sorts were great viewing, especially of course the triathlon.

 

[ELLERS]

So what was your favourite medal.

The Welsh boxer Price today brought up by her grandparents since age of 3...

The sharing of the high jump medal between Quatri and Italian jumpers.


What about anyone else

Beth Shriever is related to a friend of mine and all the family were over the moon. Fair play to her.

 

[Stroller]

So what was your favourite medal.

The Welsh boxer Price today brought up by her grandparents since age of 3...

The sharing of the high jump medal between Quatri and Italian jumpers.


What about anyone else

The mixed triathlon relay was superb.

 

[Sooperhoop]

So what was your favourite medal.

The Welsh boxer Price today brought up by her grandparents since age of 3...

The sharing of the high jump medal between Quatri and Italian jumpers.


What about anyone else

Jason Kenny in today's Keirin, to win off the front the way he did was sensational and our record gold medal winner as well. Also a mention for Emily Campbell in the weightlifting, her celebration on her final lift was brilliant to see...

 

[kiwiqpr]

Rank Country Medals Population Population
per Medal
1 San Marino 3 33,931 11,310
2 Bermuda 1 63,918 63,918
3 Grenada 1 112,523 112,523
4 Bahamas 2 393,244 196,622
5 New Zealand 20 4,822,233 241,111
6 Jamaica 9 2,961,167 329,018
7 Slovenia 5 2,078,938 415,787
8 Fiji 2 896,445 448,222
9 Netherlands 36 17,134,872 475,968
10 Hungary 20 9,660,351 483,017
11 Georgia 8 3,989,167 498,645
12 Croatia 8 4,105,267 513,158
13 Denmark 11 5,792,202 526,563
14 Australia 46 25,499,884 554,345
15 Estonia 2 1,326,535 663,267
16 Switzerland 13 8,654,622 665,740
17 Norway 8 5,421,241 677,655
18 Armenia 4 2,963,243 740,810
19 Cuba 15 11,326,616 755,107
20 *****lia 4 3,278,290 819,572
21 Kosovo 2 1,859,203 929,601
22 Latvia 2 1,886,198 943,099
23 Czech Republic 11 10,551,219 959,201
24 Qatar 3 2,881,053 960,351
25 Serbia 9 8,737,371 970,819
26 Great Britain 65 65,138,232 1,002,126
27 Sweden 9 10,099,265 1,122,140
28 Bulgaria 6 6,948,445 1,158,074
29 Ireland 4 4,937,786 1,234,446
30 Hong Kong 6 7,496,981 1,249,496
31 Austria 7 9,006,398 1,286,628
32 Belarus 7 9,449,323 1,349,903
33 Slovakia 4 5,459,642 1,364,910
34 Azerbaijan 7 10,139,177 1,448,453
35 Italy 40 60,461,826 1,511,545
36 Canada 24 37,742,154 1,572,589
37 Belgium 7 11,589,623 1,655,660
38 Bahrain 1 1,701,575 1,701,575
39 Taiwan 12 23,510,000 1,959,166
40 France 33 65,273,511 1,977,985
41 Russian Federation 71 144,096,812 2,029,532
42 Macedonia 1 2,078,453 2,078,453
43 Israel 4 8,655,535 2,163,883
44 Dominican Republic 5 10,847,910 2,169,582
45 Kyrgyzstan 3 6,524,195 2,174,731
46 Japan 58 126,476,461 2,180,628
47 Germany 37 83,783,942 2,264,430
48 Ukraine 19 43,733,762 2,301,776
49 Kazakhstan 8 18,776,707 2,347,088
50 Botswana 1 2,351,627 2,351,627
51 Namibia 1 2,540,905 2,540,905
52 Portugal 4 10,196,709 2,549,177
53 South Korea 20 51,269,185 2,563,459
54 Greece 4 10,423,054 2,605,763
55 Poland 14 37,846,611 2,703,329
56 Lithuania 1 2,722,289 2,722,289
57 Spain 17 46,754,778 2,750,281
58 Finland 2 5,540,720 2,770,360
59 United States 113 331,002,651 2,929,227
60 Puerto Rico 1 3,474,182 3,474,182
61 Moldova 1 4,033,963 4,033,963
62 Kuwait 1 4,270,571 4,270,571
63 Romania 4 19,237,691 4,809,422
64 Jordan 2 10,203,134 5,101,567
65 Kenya 10 53,771,296 5,377,129
66 Ecuador 3 17,643,054 5,881,018
67 Tunisia 2 11,818,619 5,909,309
68 Turkmenistan 1 6,031,200 6,031,200
69 Turkey 13 84,339,067 6,487,620
70 Uzbekistan 5 33,469,203 6,693,840
71 Venezuela 4 31,108,083 7,777,020
72 Brazil 21 212,559,417 10,121,877
73 Colombia 5 50,882,891 10,176,578
74 Uganda 4 45,741,007 11,435,251
75 Iran 7 83,992,949 11,998,992
76 Argentina 3 45,195,774 15,065,258
77 Malaysia 2 32,365,999 16,182,999
78 China 88 1,439,323,776 16,355,952
79 Egypt 6 102,334,404 17,055,734
80 Syria 1 18,502,413 18,502,413
81 South Africa 3 59,308,690 19,769,563
82 Burkina Faso 1 20,903,273 20,903,273
83 Côte d'Ivoire 1 26,378,274 26,378,274
84 Philippines 4 109,581,078 27,395,269
85 Ethiopia 4 114,963,588 28,740,897
86 Ghana 1 31,072,940 31,072,940
87 Mexico 4 128,932,753 32,233,188
88 Saudi Arabia 1 34,813,871 34,813,871
89 Thailand 2 69,799,978 34,899,989
90 Morocco 1 36,910,560 36,910,560
91 Indonesia 5 273,523,615 54,704,723
92 Nigeria 2 206,139,589 103,069,794
93 India 7 1,380,004,385 197,143,483

 

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Rank Country Medals Population Population
per Medal
1 San Marino 3 33,931 11,310
2 Bermuda 1 63,918 63,918
3 Grenada 1 112,523 112,523
4 Bahamas 2 393,244 196,622
5 New Zealand 20 4,822,233 241,111
6 Jamaica 9 2,961,167 329,018
7 Slovenia 5 2,078,938 415,787
8 Fiji 2 896,445 448,222
9 Netherlands 36 17,134,872 475,968
10 Hungary 20 9,660,351 483,017
11 Georgia 8 3,989,167 498,645
12 Croatia 8 4,105,267 513,158
13 Denmark 11 5,792,202 526,563
14 Australia 46 25,499,884 554,345
15 Estonia 2 1,326,535 663,267
16 Switzerland 13 8,654,622 665,740
17 Norway 8 5,421,241 677,655
18 Armenia 4 2,963,243 740,810
19 Cuba 15 11,326,616 755,107
20 *****lia 4 3,278,290 819,572
21 Kosovo 2 1,859,203 929,601
22 Latvia 2 1,886,198 943,099
23 Czech Republic 11 10,551,219 959,201
24 Qatar 3 2,881,053 960,351
25 Serbia 9 8,737,371 970,819
26 Great Britain 65 65,138,232 1,002,126
27 Sweden 9 10,099,265 1,122,140
28 Bulgaria 6 6,948,445 1,158,074
29 Ireland 4 4,937,786 1,234,446
30 Hong Kong 6 7,496,981 1,249,496
31 Austria 7 9,006,398 1,286,628
32 Belarus 7 9,449,323 1,349,903
33 Slovakia 4 5,459,642 1,364,910
34 Azerbaijan 7 10,139,177 1,448,453
35 Italy 40 60,461,826 1,511,545
36 Canada 24 37,742,154 1,572,589
37 Belgium 7 11,589,623 1,655,660
38 Bahrain 1 1,701,575 1,701,575
39 Taiwan 12 23,510,000 1,959,166
40 France 33 65,273,511 1,977,985
41 Russian Federation 71 144,096,812 2,029,532
42 Macedonia 1 2,078,453 2,078,453
43 Israel 4 8,655,535 2,163,883
44 Dominican Republic 5 10,847,910 2,169,582
45 Kyrgyzstan 3 6,524,195 2,174,731
46 Japan 58 126,476,461 2,180,628
47 Germany 37 83,783,942 2,264,430
48 Ukraine 19 43,733,762 2,301,776
49 Kazakhstan 8 18,776,707 2,347,088
50 Botswana 1 2,351,627 2,351,627
51 Namibia 1 2,540,905 2,540,905
52 Portugal 4 10,196,709 2,549,177
53 South Korea 20 51,269,185 2,563,459
54 Greece 4 10,423,054 2,605,763
55 Poland 14 37,846,611 2,703,329
56 Lithuania 1 2,722,289 2,722,289
57 Spain 17 46,754,778 2,750,281
58 Finland 2 5,540,720 2,770,360
59 United States 113 331,002,651 2,929,227
60 Puerto Rico 1 3,474,182 3,474,182
61 Moldova 1 4,033,963 4,033,963
62 Kuwait 1 4,270,571 4,270,571
63 Romania 4 19,237,691 4,809,422
64 Jordan 2 10,203,134 5,101,567
65 Kenya 10 53,771,296 5,377,129
66 Ecuador 3 17,643,054 5,881,018
67 Tunisia 2 11,818,619 5,909,309
68 Turkmenistan 1 6,031,200 6,031,200
69 Turkey 13 84,339,067 6,487,620
70 Uzbekistan 5 33,469,203 6,693,840
71 Venezuela 4 31,108,083 7,777,020
72 Brazil 21 212,559,417 10,121,877
73 Colombia 5 50,882,891 10,176,578
74 Uganda 4 45,741,007 11,435,251
75 Iran 7 83,992,949 11,998,992
76 Argentina 3 45,195,774 15,065,258
77 Malaysia 2 32,365,999 16,182,999
78 China 88 1,439,323,776 16,355,952
79 Egypt 6 102,334,404 17,055,734
80 Syria 1 18,502,413 18,502,413
81 South Africa 3 59,308,690 19,769,563
82 Burkina Faso 1 20,903,273 20,903,273
83 Côte d'Ivoire 1 26,378,274 26,378,274
84 Philippines 4 109,581,078 27,395,269
85 Ethiopia 4 114,963,588 28,740,897
86 Ghana 1 31,072,940 31,072,940
87 Mexico 4 128,932,753 32,233,188
88 Saudi Arabia 1 34,813,871 34,813,871
89 Thailand 2 69,799,978 34,899,989
90 Morocco 1 36,910,560 36,910,560
91 Indonesia 5 273,523,615 54,704,723
92 Nigeria 2 206,139,589 103,069,794
93 India 7 1,380,004,385 197,143,483

San Marino were certainly deserved winners.

 

[kiwiqpr]

australia did slightly better on the gold medal table diddles

Rank Country Gold Medals Population Population
per Gold Medal
1 Bermuda 1 63,918 63,918
2 Bahamas 2 393,244 196,622
3 New Zealand 7 4,822,233 688,890
4 Slovenia 3 2,078,938 692,979
5 Jamaica 4 2,961,167 740,291
6 Fiji 1 896,445 896,445
7 Kosovo 2 1,859,203 929,601
8 Estonia 1 1,326,535 1,326,535
9 Norway 4 5,421,241 1,355,310
10 Croatia 3 4,105,267 1,368,422
11 Qatar 2 2,881,053 1,440,526
12 Australia 17 25,499,884 1,499,993
13 Hungary 6 9,660,351 1,610,058
14 Cuba 7 11,326,616 1,618,088
15 Netherlands 10 17,134,872 1,713,487
16 Latvia 1 1,886,198 1,886,198
17 Denmark 3 5,792,202 1,930,734
18 Georgia 2 3,989,167 1,994,583
19 Bulgaria 3 6,948,445 2,316,148
20 Ireland 2 4,937,786 2,468,893
21 Czech Republic 4 10,551,219 2,637,804
22 Switzerland 3 8,654,622 2,884,874
23 Serbia 3 8,737,371 2,912,457
24 Great Britain 22 65,138,232 2,960,828
25 Sweden 3 10,099,265 3,366,421
26 Puerto Rico 1 3,474,182 3,474,182
27 Belgium 3 11,589,623 3,863,207
28 Israel 2 8,655,535 4,327,767
29 Japan 27 126,476,461 4,684,313
30 Greece 2 10,423,054 5,211,527
31 Canada 7 37,742,154 5,391,736
32 Slovakia 1 5,459,642 5,459,642
33 Italy 10 60,461,826 6,046,182
34 France 10 65,273,511 6,527,351
35 Russian Federation 20 144,096,812 7,204,840
36 Hong Kong 1 7,496,981 7,496,981
37 Germany 10 83,783,942 8,378,394
38 United States 39 331,002,651 8,487,247
39 South Korea 6 51,269,185 8,544,864
40 Ecuador 2 17,643,054 8,821,527
41 Austria 1 9,006,398 9,006,398
42 Belarus 1 9,449,323 9,449,323
43 Poland 4 37,846,611 9,461,652
44 Portugal 1 10,196,709 10,196,709
45 Uzbekistan 3 33,469,203 11,156,401
46 Taiwan 2 23,510,000 11,755,000
47 Tunisia 1 11,818,619 11,818,619
48 Kenya 4 53,771,296 13,442,824
49 Spain 3 46,754,778 15,584,926
50 Romania 1 19,237,691 19,237,691
51 Uganda 2 45,741,007 22,870,503
52 Iran 3 83,992,949 27,997,649
53 Brazil 7 212,559,417 30,365,631
54 Venezuela 1 31,108,083 31,108,083
55 Morocco 1 36,910,560 36,910,560
56 China 38 1,439,323,776 37,876,941
57 Turkey 2 84,339,067 42,169,533
58 Ukraine 1 43,733,762 43,733,762
59 South Africa 1 59,308,690 59,308,690
60 Thailand 1 69,799,978 69,799,978
61 Egypt 1 102,334,404 102,334,404
62 Philippines 1 109,581,078 109,581,078
63 Ethiopia 1 114,963,588 114,963,588
64 Indonesia 1 273,523,615 273,523,615
65 India 1 1,380,004,385 1,380,004,385

 

[QPR Oslo]

So what was your favourite medal.

The Welsh boxer Price today brought up by her grandparents since age of 3...

The sharing of the high jump medal between Quatri and Italian jumpers.


What about anyone else

Warholm, Gold 400m hurdles, World Record by over 7/10 second, 1st person ever under 46 seconds.

 

[Sooperhoop]

Warholm, Gold 400m hurdles, World Record by over 7/10 second, 1st person ever under 46 seconds.

Springy track and springy running shoes, a hurdler's dream...

 

[Didley Squat]

australia did slightly better on the gold medal table diddles

Rank Country Gold Medals Population Population
per Gold Medal
1 Bermuda 1 63,918 63,918
2 Bahamas 2 393,244 196,622
3 New Zealand 7 4,822,233 688,890
4 Slovenia 3 2,078,938 692,979
5 Jamaica 4 2,961,167 740,291
6 Fiji 1 896,445 896,445
7 Kosovo 2 1,859,203 929,601
8 Estonia 1 1,326,535 1,326,535
9 Norway 4 5,421,241 1,355,310
10 Croatia 3 4,105,267 1,368,422
11 Qatar 2 2,881,053 1,440,526
12 Australia 17 25,499,884 1,499,993
13 Hungary 6 9,660,351 1,610,058
14 Cuba 7 11,326,616 1,618,088
15 Netherlands 10 17,134,872 1,713,487
16 Latvia 1 1,886,198 1,886,198
17 Denmark 3 5,792,202 1,930,734
18 Georgia 2 3,989,167 1,994,583
19 Bulgaria 3 6,948,445 2,316,148
20 Ireland 2 4,937,786 2,468,893
21 Czech Republic 4 10,551,219 2,637,804
22 Switzerland 3 8,654,622 2,884,874
23 Serbia 3 8,737,371 2,912,457
24 Great Britain 22 65,138,232 2,960,828
25 Sweden 3 10,099,265 3,366,421
26 Puerto Rico 1 3,474,182 3,474,182
27 Belgium 3 11,589,623 3,863,207
28 Israel 2 8,655,535 4,327,767
29 Japan 27 126,476,461 4,684,313
30 Greece 2 10,423,054 5,211,527
31 Canada 7 37,742,154 5,391,736
32 Slovakia 1 5,459,642 5,459,642
33 Italy 10 60,461,826 6,046,182
34 France 10 65,273,511 6,527,351
35 Russian Federation 20 144,096,812 7,204,840
36 Hong Kong 1 7,496,981 7,496,981
37 Germany 10 83,783,942 8,378,394
38 United States 39 331,002,651 8,487,247
39 South Korea 6 51,269,185 8,544,864
40 Ecuador 2 17,643,054 8,821,527
41 Austria 1 9,006,398 9,006,398
42 Belarus 1 9,449,323 9,449,323
43 Poland 4 37,846,611 9,461,652
44 Portugal 1 10,196,709 10,196,709
45 Uzbekistan 3 33,469,203 11,156,401
46 Taiwan 2 23,510,000 11,755,000
47 Tunisia 1 11,818,619 11,818,619
48 Kenya 4 53,771,296 13,442,824
49 Spain 3 46,754,778 15,584,926
50 Romania 1 19,237,691 19,237,691
51 Uganda 2 45,741,007 22,870,503
52 Iran 3 83,992,949 27,997,649
53 Brazil 7 212,559,417 30,365,631
54 Venezuela 1 31,108,083 31,108,083
55 Morocco 1 36,910,560 36,910,560
56 China 38 1,439,323,776 37,876,941
57 Turkey 2 84,339,067 42,169,533
58 Ukraine 1 43,733,762 43,733,762
59 South Africa 1 59,308,690 59,308,690
60 Thailand 1 69,799,978 69,799,978
61 Egypt 1 102,334,404 102,334,404
62 Philippines 1 109,581,078 109,581,078
63 Ethiopia 1 114,963,588 114,963,588
64 Indonesia 1 273,523,615 273,523,615
65 India 1 1,380,004,385 1,380,004,385

Love the fact that China came 56th.

 

[mapleranger]

And I loved the fact that San Marina with a total population of under 34000 won it's first 3 medals ever - too bad one of them couldn't have been gold but maybe next time out.

I like an underdog but you lot probably already know that (#36 Canada at the Olympics, QPR etc)

 

[kiwiqpr]

Tokyo Olympics: New Zealand medal winners receive more than USA, Australia
Mark Geenty05:00, Aug 10 2021

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Lisa Carrington and Caitlin Regal each receive a $60,000 performance enhancement grant from High Performance Sport NZ for their canoeing gold medals in Tokyo.
New Zealand’s gold medallists at the Tokyo Olympics - Black Ferns Sevens excepted - will receive a $60,000 reward, almost three times their Australian counterparts and more than powerhouses the USA.

High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) general manager performance partnerships, Eddie Kohlhase, confirmed the government funding agency’s figures, as the team return from their most successful Olympics medal haul of 20, including seven gold in Tokyo.

Australia, meanwhile, offers just A$20,000 (NZ$20,100) per gold medal, The Australian reported, for an Olympic team who equalled their record of 17 golds, and won 46 medals in all.




HPSNZ offer what’s known as performance enhancement grants (PEGs) for individuals who finish in the top-12, ranging from $60,000 (gold) down to $30,000 (ninth to 12th), while members of Olympic teams finishing in the top-eight receive a minimum of $25,000.


PEGs are paid based on a commitment from athletes to continue campaigning, and is effectively a salary to support their buildup to their next major event. The $60,000 figure for gold is the same as in recent Games.

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Kohlhase said the exceptions were both rugby sevens teams (the women won gold and the men silver) who don’t receive PEGs as per a 2013 agreement with NZ Rugby which contracts both squads.

Multiple medallists like canoe sprint star Lisa Carrington, who won three golds, receive the one PEG, which means she and fellow K2 500m champion Caitlin Regal each receive $60,000 under the HPSNZ system, as do rowing pair Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast who won gold then backed up for silver in the women’s eight.

So too, all members of the surprise champion men’s eight who receive $60,000 apiece.

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Trampolinist Dylan Schmidt was one of New Zealand’s seven bronze medallists who each receive a PEG of $55,000 to support them for the next Olympic cycle.
New Zealand individuals, duos or rowing eights who collected silver and bronze were well rewarded too, with $55,000 each in PEGs going to the likes of surprise packages Ellesse Andrews (cycling silver), Hayden Wilde (triathlon bronze) and Dylan Schmidt (trampolining bronze).

Australia’s athletes receive $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze, The Australian reported, while athletes from medal table-toppers the USA are paid about $53,000 (gold), $32,000 (silver) and $21,500 (bronze), CNBC reported.

CNBC reported Australia as the lowest-paid medallists of nations it surveyed. Singapore, which sent 23 athletes to Tokyo, promised $1 million per gold, while Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz was reportedly paid $850,000 by the Philippines Sports Commission after winning her country’s first gold, along with two new homes and free flights for life.

Kazakhstan ($355,000), Malaysia ($336,000) and Italy ($300,000) were among the most generous nations for each gold, according to CNBC.

Kohlhase said due to the uncertainty of Covid-19 and whether Tokyo would go ahead, and a lack of international competition, HPSNZ set a medal target range of 13-19. “The medal count is a credit to the athletes and coaches and support staff. All Kiwis can take pride in that result, it was fantastic, particularly in a unique and unprecedented time of Covid,” he said.

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The New Zealand men’s eight each get $60,000 for their stunning gold medal row at Sea Forest Waterway.
He said around $56 million annually was spent by HPSNZ, including $36 million in core investment (rowing was the most-funded tier one sport with $5.1 million), and $6 million in PEGs.

Now, the debrief begins with sporting bodies ahead of the next funding round leading up to Paris 2024 which will be announced in January.

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Some sports will be nervous, like yachting ($3.8m per year, one medal compared with four in Rio 2016), equestrian ($1.8m, no medals for a second straight Olympics) and hockey (eighth to the flagship women’s team after successive fourth placings, and ninth to the men). From those placings, the hockey women receive $25,000 each in PEGs while the men miss out for being outside the top-eight.

Kohlhase confirmed the Black Sticks women, who received $1.45m annually in core investment post-Rio - double what the men’s team received - already took a funding cut last year and dropped from tier three to ‘aspirational’, alongside triathlon, swimming and canoe slalom.


Along with the tier one sports rowing, cycling, yachting, athletics and canoe sprint, the ‘aspirational’ codes would have to put their case for core funding which will now be dished out in four-year blocks (or three leading up to Paris, after the one-year Tokyo delay).

“We’ve got a lot of 4-8s and 4-12s, what do we need to do in the next cycle as a system to get them on the podium? What do they need in terms of support and capability,” Kohlhase said.

Of the yachties, who had defending champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke win 49er silver in a tense finish and Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox (fourth in 470) and Josh Junior (fifth in Finn) in medal contention till the final leg, Kohlhase said: “Covid presented some significant challenges all round, and I’m sure yachting will be very disappointed, but by the same token understand they won one medal and there were a few who were thereabouts. How do we shift the dial and what support do they need?”

 

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Quote Kiwi ....... CNBC reported Australia as the lowest-paid medallists of nations it surveyed.
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Yep, if the Labor was in government, they would've paid em triple and continue to blow the budget all round.
Keep in mind, 99.9% of sports persons are sponsored by companies and can survive without the government paying their way.

Well done to all that participated and excelled at their chosen profession.

 

[kiwiqpr]

Did khazakstan73 even win a medal