Women’s volleyball gold costs Coni dearly

Each gold medal is worth 180,000 gross

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The women's Italvolley made the feat in Paris 2024. For the first time in history, the Azzurre of volleyball won the gold medal at the Olympics. It was an extraordinary achievement that made Velasco’s team legendary. Upon their return to Italy, so many people flocked to Linate airport to welcome them as true stars.

The gold medal they won in Paris will remain in history forever. Coach Velasco highlighted how, this great achievement, can really be the spark for other, great, victories (already thinking about the next World Cup). A victory that è also cost Coni a lot. To be precise, exactly 2.34 million euros. The accounts, reported by Gazzetta dello Sport, are soon done.

Each gold medal won at the Olympics by an Italian athlete is worth 180 thousand euros (gross). At the team level, all those involved in the success are rewarded. Hence the outlay of 2.34 million euros. The highest figure among all blue medalists at the recent French Olympics.

Well-deserved awards that Coni will gladly bestow. The success achieved by women’s volleyball in Paris 2024 will bring important benefits to the entire Italian volleyball industry. In fact, there could not have been better publicity for the volleyball movement than the historic victory of the gold medal.