ZAGREB, Oct 14 (Hina) - The Croatian government decided at a session on Thursday to grant Croatian athletes who won medals at the Olympics in Sydney a net amount of DM188,000 in kuna.
ZAGREB, Oct 14 (Hina) - The Croatian government decided at a session
on Thursday to grant Croatian athletes who won medals at the
Olympics in Sydney a net amount of DM188,000 in kuna. #L#
The winner of Croatia's only gold medal so far, weightlifter
Nikolaj Pechalov, will be awarded DM40,000. His coach Bosko Cavka
and the team of experts who made up the logistical support, will
share DM20,000, the government decided.
Members of the coxed men's eight, who won a bronze at the Olympics,
will be awarded DM12,000 each and their coach Igor Culina and his
assistants will share DM20,000.
The gross amount which will be secured for the Croatian medalists is
DM240,000. Of that amount, DM160,000 will be secured from the
budget while the rest (DM80,000) will be donated by four Croatian
banks - Zagrebacka, Privredna, Rijecka and Splitska.
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