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Article: Chinese Taipei Olympic medalists to get lifelong stipend
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- June 18, 2004
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Chinese Taipei Olympic medalists to get lifelong stipend
HONG KONG, June 18 (Xinhua) -- To encourage athletes to excel in
the Athens Olympic Games, Chinese Taipei has mapped out plans to
award medalists with lifelong stipends, local media reported on
Friday.
Under the plan, winner of a gold medal will receive 75,000 new
Taiwan dollars (2,223 US dollars) per month for life, silver
medalists will get 38,000 new Taiwan dollars (1,126 dollars) each and
bronze medalists will ...