How much does it cost for countries to compete in the Beijing Olympics?

Some people say that the Olympic Games is the most expensive of all sports competitions in the world, and this is true. Every country has to pay a high cost to send a sports team to compete in the Olympic Games, and big countries are willing to pay even more for this, aiming to have their own place among the top few in the Olympic gold medal list. So how much does it cost for a country to send a team to the Olympics? And how much investment do major countries invest in the Olympics? Recently, the relevant media disclosed the shocking figures of this cost in some countries. Russia The Russian team is undoubtedly the sports team that dares to spend the most to compete in the Beijing Olympics. According to relevant media reports, during the Olympics, the accommodation expenses for the Russian delegation alone will reach 40 million yuan, and the total cost is estimated to exceed 100 million yuan. The five-star hotel where the Russian Olympic delegation stayed is called Lafayette Chateau Hotel. It is in French Baroque style and is located at the junction of Changping District and Chaoyang District. Because this hotel is located in the suburbs, far away from the noise, with a total area of ??3,000 acres, more than 80% greening, and unique air quality. According to relevant personnel of the Lafayette Castle Hotel, not only the staff of the Russian Olympic Committee, but also Russian politicians, billionaires, entertainment stars and a large number of Russian journalists stayed at the Castle Hotel. The Castle calls this group of Russian guests a VIP group. The VIP group rented the hotel from August 7 to August 25, and the accommodation cost for 18 days was 4.5 million euros. The Russian Olympic Committee also specifically requested that hotels provide them with health massages with traditional Chinese medicine therapy functions. To this end, the hotel hired specialized masseurs from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. In order to ensure smooth transportation, the delegation rented five buses. It is said that the interior of the buses is quite luxurious and all use airplane seats. The rental fee for each bus is 4,500 yuan per day. In order to provide authentic Russian meals, the Russian Olympic Committee will also send 150 people to be responsible for restaurant affairs. These people include chefs, service staff, management staff, and performers during the meal. The dining standards set by the Russian delegation were extremely high, ranging from fifty to one thousand euros per person per meal. In addition, this castle hotel also built eighteen greenhouses for the Russian delegation to sell goods. Russians like shopping in China very much, and mobile phones, pearls, wood carvings, etc. are deeply loved by them. In addition to small commodities, cheap cars on the Chinese market are also very popular among Russian millionaires. They can transport goods back to Russia through logistics companies, so the Russian VIP group who come to live here have considerable spending power. According to preliminary statistics from this hotel, in addition to accommodation fees, the Russian team also spent on catering fees, performance fees, communication fees, the use of football fields, tennis courts, swimming pools and other recreational facilities, as well as the cost of purchasing goods here. ***About five million euros. In order to allow athletes to achieve good results in the Olympic Games, the wealthy U.S. Olympic delegation has always spared no expense, and this time is no exception. This time they chose Beijing Normal University as the training center for the US team. Two-thirds of the athletes in the US Olympic delegation, about 450 people, live here, including star athletes such as Phelps and Kobe Bryant. . The cost of doing this is of course huge. Just for renting Beijing Normal University's sports facilities and venues, the time limit is only six weeks, and the US Olympic Committee will have to pay US$500,000. In addition, most of the equipment needed by the U.S. Olympic team in Beijing, including training equipment, will be shipped directly from the United States. The total value of these equipment is at least one million yuan. Roche, director of the Sports Competition Department of the United States Olympic Committee, said that Beijing Normal University is only a 20-minute drive from the "Bird's Nest" and "Water Cube". There are a large number of people from the United States participating in the Olympics this time, including athletes, coaches, officials and support staff. Many of these people do not have Olympic certificates and it is inconvenient to enter and exit the Olympic Village. Stationing at Beijing Normal University can save a lot of trouble. Secondly, Beijing Normal University also built a Qiu Jiduan Gymnasium with an investment of more than 100 million yuan. The fifth floor of Qiu Jiduan Gymnasium has two large basketball centers, as well as indoor tennis courts, gymnastics practice halls, indoor track and field fields and indoor swimming pools. The U.S. delegation will not be restricted by training time. According to relevant sources, the United States Olympic Committee spent about US$7 million to participate in the Athens Olympics. It will spend nearly US$9 million to participate in the Beijing Olympics this time. It will send a delegation of about 2,000 people, second only to Chinese delegation. Germany The German media disclosed the amount of money spent by the country to compete in the Olympic Games and exclaimed that this was the most expensive "Olympic event" so far.

The German team, which originally had 463 players, not only had to spend cash to ensure the Olympic team's participation in the competition, but also carried 30,000 liters of "motherland specialty" beer with the team to the Beijing Olympics. These beers will be used as a "special reward" for German athletes during the Olympic Games, allowing them to enjoy the authentic local specialty beer after competition. Ninety percent of the competition equipment for the German Olympic Corps was flown to Beijing from Germany. These competition equipment weighs 500 tons, and the German Olympic Sports Federation will also pay high shipping costs for them. In addition, fourteen racehorses were flown from Amsterdam to Hong Kong; at the same time, the first batch of sailboats were also shipped to Qingdao, the venue for the sailing competition. For the gold medal strategy of this Olympic Games, the German Olympic Sports Federation expects to spend approximately 5 million euros, 70% of which will be paid by the federal government. Singapore In addition to the above-mentioned countries, in order to prepare for this Olympic Games, many countries have spent huge sums of money to participate in the competition. In terms of Olympic medal bonuses, the investment of sports powers such as Europe and the United States has always been "out of reach" of other countries, but there is an exception for the Beijing Olympics. Singapore has offered the highest official prize money of 500,000 euros in Olympic history. The "sky-high" gold medal bounty also shows Singapore's determination to create history at the Beijing Olympics. Singapore's only medal in history comes from a silver medal in weightlifting at the 1960 Rome Olympics. In order to achieve a breakthrough of zero gold medals, Singapore has offered a huge prize. As long as the athletes win the gold medal, they will receive a reward of 500,000 euros, which is about more than 5 million yuan. At the same time, the silver medalist will also receive a bonus of 250,000 euros, and the bronze medalist will receive 125,000 euros. The cost of preparing Singapore for the Beijing Olympics alone is as high as S$7.5 million, or about US$5 million. Poland In terms of investment in the Olympic Games, Poland is not far behind. According to reports from Poland's "Poland" and "National News", Poland has spent 274 million zlotys, approximately more than 130 million U.S. dollars, on preparing for the Beijing Olympics, which is almost as much as preparing for the Sydney and Athens Games. The total funding for the Olympic Games. The Polish Olympic Committee will also prepare 6 million zlotys to reward Polish athletes who win medals at this Olympics. The Czech Republic is also spending huge sums of money. According to recent reports from Czech media, the Czech Olympic Committee will spend approximately 40 million kronor, approximately more than 2 million U.S. dollars, on its athletes to compete in the Beijing Olympics. The Czech athlete who wins the gold medal will receive a bonus of one million crowns, the silver medalist will receive a bonus of 500,000 crowns, and the bronze medalist will receive a bonus of 300,000 crowns. Even African countries are unwilling to lag behind. According to relevant media reports, Kenyan President Kibaki once received all members of the Kenyan Olympic delegation at the presidential palace. He hopes that Kenyan athletes can perform at their best at the Beijing Olympics and strive to win medals. Kenya’s gold medal bounty is also very substantial. Athletes who win the gold medal will receive a cash reward of about US$10,000 from the government.

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