16th April 2012, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Sands
Would you believe that the Italian Olympic Committee is the most generous of any nation that finished in the top 10 at the Beijing Olympics, promising its gold medalists £116,000, although they will have to pay tax on that.
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Russia is the next most generous nation paying its Olympic gold medalists around £86,000
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