Its not easy to win a gold medal at top sports competition like (Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and Olympics). Here you will see the list of the countries who paid money to their athletes when they win medals in such events. How much accurate details its difficult to say but all the information collected from the trusted sources such (The Richest, Crunchy Sports, TSM Plug and Celebrities Net Worth).
The event of Commonwealth Games 2018 began in Australia from 4th April and ended on 15th April. There are 71 nations that are participating. See in the list how much money they paid to gold medalist, silver medalist and bronze medalist.
Ranking | Country | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
1 | Australia | $60,000 | $25,000 | $10,000 |
2 | Canada | $50,000 | $25,000 | $10,000 |
3 | India | $35,000 | $18,000 | $7,600 |
4 | Scotland | $30,000 | $15,000 | $7,000 |
5 | England | $30,000 | $15,000 | $7,000 |
6 | Malaysia | $20,000 | $9,000 | $5,000 |
7 | Jamaica | $20,000 | $9,000 | $5,000 |
8 | Cyprus | $15,000 | $6,500 | $3,500 |
9 | South Africa | $15,000 | $6,500 | $3,500 |
10 | New Zealand | $15,000 | $6,500 | $3,500 |
11 | Kenya | $10,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 |
12 | Bangladesh | $10,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 |
13 | Cameroon | $10,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 |
14 | Nigeria | $8,000 | $4,000 | $2,500 |
15 | Singapore | $8,000 | $4,000 | $2,500 |
16 | Wales | $8,000 | $4,000 | $2,500 |
17 | Trinidad and Tobago | $6,000 | $2,500 | $1000 |
18 | Papua New Guinea | $6,000 | $2,500 | $1000 |
19 | Northern Ireland | $6,000 | $2,500 | $1000 |
20 | Uganda | $6,000 | $2,500 | $1000 |
21 | Samoa | $6,000 | $2,500 | $1000 |
22 | Malta | $6,000 | $2,500 | $1000 |
23 | Pakistan | $6,000 | $2,500 | $1000 |
24 | Cayman Islands | $6,000 | $2,500 | $1000 |
25 | Barbados | $6,000 | $2,500 | $1000 |