Price of Olympic gold: Malaysia tops London 2012 bonus list       The London 2012 Olympic medals designed by British artist David Watkins. (AFP Photo/LOCOG/HO) (RT) - Malaysian athletes will get biggest bonuses at the London Olympics, with half a million euro promised to each gold medalist. ­A generous owner of a local gold mine says he will present a bar of gold valued at 500,000 euro to each Malaysian who tops the podium in the British capital. Second place on the bonus list went to Kazakhstan, which is eager to award 200,000 euro to their London 2012 champions. Despite its well-documented economic hardships, Italy also has no plans to pinch pennies on its sporting heroes, with 140,000 euro for gold, 75,000 for silver and 50,000 for bronze. Egypt isn’t far behind either, with a reward of 130,000 euro to gold medal winners. Olympic champions from Russia will get a bonus of 100,000 euro, as will those from Belarus, Lithuania and Bulgaria. The US Olympic Committee will present their gold medalists with the modest sum of $25,000, but the different sporting federations in the country have their own ways of remunerating their athletes. For example, a wrestling champion will grow a paltry $250 richer, while his winning colleague from the American cycling team can count on an extra $100,000. At the same time, the German athletes are going to London for sporting glory, but not the big bucks, as the local sporting authorities are ready to pay only 15,000 euro for Olympic gold. Meanwhile, on the home the Royal Mail has prepared a special surprise for those able to clinch gold at the British Games. The British Olympic champions will see their postboxes, traditionally red, painted gold.   Set as favorite Bookmark Email this Comments (2) ... written by LOEWE, July 30, 2012 23:51:23 Dato Nicol David.. Our true hero.. Pls win that gold medal and claim yr reward... All the best.. +3 ... written by rhamisz, July 30, 2012 21:57:06 Malaysians got the highest reward because they haven't won any gold at olympic history and the person who is offering the gold bar knows that no one malaysian athlete is capable of winning the gold hence the highest offer. my question is why asian countries like china, japan, korea etc can win many golds at olympic why can't we? what went wrong? look at japan, korea and thailand in badminton, they are not traditional power house but they are much more better than us now. the answer is simple, these countries recruit those who got talents and are best in their fields but in Malaysia a lot of politics are involved. i select you if you take care of me, i select you if you are same race as me, i select you if you sponsor me etc. also there shouldnt be any race quota in sports for example for football its not necessarily be malay majority, basketball chinese majority, sepak takraw malay majority, karate indian majority etc. if sepak takraw is played better by an indian/chinese they must be given chance. afterall they are representing malaysia. when malaysia do well everyone is happy. the head of any sports body must be a person who got vast experience in that field. he must be given the free hand to choose the best talents. he must go to every corner of the country to spot for talented players and rope them in for training. politicians must not involve in the selections process. spend money go to countries that produce champions, by hook or crook learn their training method bring back and apply here. TO EXCEL THERE IS ONLY ONE MANTRA' CHOOSE THE BEST AND YOU WILL GET BACK THE BEST". until then just dream on. +8 Write comment Name Email Comment smaller | bigger I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage.       Language Translation NEWS/COMMENTARIES Karpal to PAS: Don’t spoil march to Putrajaya The DAP leader tells the Islamic party’s youth chief to stop giving BN the ammunition to attack Pakatan Rakyat over the hudud issue.Teoh El Sen, FMT DAP chairman Karpal ... Karpal to PAS: Don’t spoil march to Putrajaya Debate for Jelapang seat, says Haris DAP: No need for debate over Jelapang 'Karpal rejects hudud because he's non-believer' Price of Olympic gold: Malaysia tops London 2012 bonus list Singapore says can meet water needs ‘if need be’ before Malaysia supply ends Hindraf chairman Waytha gets his passport Anwar: Expect more surprises from Sabah Dr Chua: Compare BN with PR before voting Calls for Lajim to quit Umno This Site is AnswerTips enabled. Just double click on any word on this site to get a quick reference.