Canadian businessman boosts Canadian medallists' money in Paris
Canada's medallists in Paris will get a bump in podium prize money. A donation by Canadian health-care technology entrepreneur Sanjay Malaviya of Hespeler, Ont., will make a gold medal worth a total of $25,000, silver $20,000 and bronze $15,000 to athletes.
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![Canada's Andre De Grasse is shown crossing the finish line for gold in the men's 200-metre final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in August 2021 in Tokyo. Under a plan announced by World Athletics on Wednesday, a similar win at the Paris Olympics would net the gold medallist a $50,000 US reward. Men's sprinters cross the finish line at the Olympics.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7169073.1712757725!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1332323071.jpg)
Canada's medallists in Paris will get a bump in podium prize money. A donation by Canadian health-care technology entrepreneur Sanjay Malaviya of Hespeler, Ont., will make a gold medal worth a total of $25,000, silver $20,000 and bronze $15,000 to athletes.