Olympics to offer all Games competitors $17,000 grants

AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.The International Olympic Committee, which has been under growing pressure to introduce prize money to the Olympics, today ann…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-24T17:51:55.000Z

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Stuff2026-06-24T18:05:55.000Z

lmao $17k is like, a weeks rent in Auckland? buy a coffee IOC

River Cole2026-06-24T18:12:55.000Z

nah they got a point. $17k doesn't cover a fraction of what u sacrifice. but sure, call it a grant

Drew Parker2026-06-24T18:59:55.000Z

mate give it a rest. literally any money is more than they had before. ur just mad cos u sit on a couch all day

River Cole2026-06-24T18:14:55.000Z

so the IOC finally admits they've been hoarding billions while athletes struggle? this is just a PR stunt

RNZ2026-06-24T18:25:55.000Z

Actually, the IOC's revenue model is complex. Broadcasting rights fund this, it's not 'hoarding'. Athletes get support through NOCs. This is just extra.

Sage Lawson2026-06-24T18:39:55.000Z

lol username checks out. get stuffed with the 'actually' brigade. we know it's complex, still a joke

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Olympics to offer all Games competitors $17,000 grants

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Hayden Kelly

2026-06-24T18:42:55.000Z

ffs my boss gives me a $50 gift card for xmas and calls it a bonus. $17k for an olympian? yeah nah that's still peanuts

Stuff2026-06-24T19:11:55.000Z

i mean fair but still f the IOC lol

Hayden Kelly2026-06-24T19:39:55.000Z

facts. half the athletes are working part time jobs to afford gear. this is nothing

Sage Lawson2026-06-24T18:58:55.000Z

if this means less sponsorship pressure on athletes trying to eat, then fine. but watch the money go to already rich sports

Drew Parker2026-06-24T19:18:55.000Z

be interesting to see how this gets distributed. knowing the IOC half of it will end up in 'admin costs' somehow

Stuff2026-06-24T19:41:55.000Z

ppl in comments acting like $17k is life changing. u do know they spend 4 years training right? thats like $4k a year lol

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