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Americans who win gold medals in Beijing will score a cash prize of $37,500—not bad, but a pittance relative to what some other nations are offering.

Most athletes who compete at the Olympics can only hope to break even as they hunt for modest stipends and scarce sponsorships that often don’t cover the costs of years of training, equipment, medical and travel expenses. Still, the lucky few who manage to climb the Olympic podium could be in line for a hefty bonus check—as long as they’re from the right place.

Dozens of countries are offering bonuses to athletes who claim one of the 327 medals available across the 15 sports at the Beijing Olympics. Ahead of the Games, Forbes reached out to the national Olympic committees or government sports ministries of all 91 countries and territories set to compete and was able to confirm that at least 32 will pay cash prizes for medals; only four of the respondents do not plan to pay their athletes some sort of bonus explicitly for winning medals.

Read more at Forbes.

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