Besides gold medals and glory, the money athletes will make at the finish line
Athletes receive massive incentives for winning medals during the Olympics, apart from this the bonuses on offer make the games more lucrative.
Mens 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Victory Ceremony - Olympic Aquatics Stadium - Rio de Janeiro. Michael Phelps (USA) of USA, Conor Dwyer (USA) of USA, Townley Haas (USA) of USA, Ryan Lochte (USA) of USA pose with their gold medals. Photo: Reuters