Multiple choice

Roughly how much does Australia spend on Olympic funding per medal won?

  1. 1 million dollars

  2. 4.4 million dollars

  3. 500,000 dollars

  4. 9.2 million dollars
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Explanation

Following the 2016 Rio Olympics, analyses showed that Australia's funding of Olympic sports (approximately 340 million dollars over the four-year cycle) equated to roughly 9.2 million dollars for each of the 29 medals won. This high cost sparked significant debate about the efficiency of sports funding in the country.

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