Olympians are winning houses, cows, and cars with their medals
Olympic athletes compete for medals, but some winners are coming home to more unusual prizes, like cows and free life-time tickets for public transportation.
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00:00Some Olympic athletes are walking away from this year's Games with more than just a medal.
00:04Many countries offer cash bonuses to athletes who make the podium.
00:08U.S. gold medalists will receive $38,000, while athletes from Hong Kong will get $768,000.
00:16After the Tokyo Games, one athlete from Indonesia was showered with gifts,
00:20including five cows and a house.
00:22In Russia, athletes have been treated to premium cars, luxury apartments, and racehorses.
00:27South Korea offers exemption from military service, on top of prize money, and even a pension.
00:33And in Kazakhstan, a gold medalist earns a three-bedroom apartment,
00:36a silver medalist earns a two-bedroom apartment,
00:38and a bronze medalist earns a one-bedroom apartment.