IOC sets up £106m fund for all athletes at Games Milano-Cortina competitors will be first to be paid The International Olympic Committee has broken with 130 years of tradition by deciding to pay athletes to compete at the Olympic Games. Starting with the recent Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, all...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/24/ioc-pay-olympic-athletes-10000-dollars)