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No Financial Rewards for Paralympic Medal Winners?

by skitrax.com

March 19, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – While Canada’s Olympic athletes receive $20,000 for winning gold, $15,000 for winning silver, and $10,000 for winning bronze their Paralympic counterparts receive medals only. Not everyone is happy with this situation according a report by Calgary CTV but apparently the Paralympic can’t afford it – read more here.





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