… Minister Vitaly Mutko said that currently professional athletes in Russia earn an average monthly salary of between 12,000 and 20,000 rubles ($400-670).
“We have secured support from the budget and an average salary will be increased to around 80,000 rubles [$2,770] …
That article talks about Winter Olympic athletes. But we can assume high profile Summer Olympic sports like Gymnastics, Trampoline and Rhythmic will benefit similarly.
Why the big jump in pay?
Because Putin says so.
… Russia will spend some 90 billion rubles ($3 billion) on the development of sports over the next three years, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. …
(via Full Twist)
Must be nice to have a de facto dictator who loves sport.
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