MOSCOW, February 3 medals at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, said Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
"The government has decided to reward Russian athletes based on their performance at the Games. For a gold medal — four million rubles, for a silver — two and a half million rubles, for a bronze medal — 1.7 million rubles", he said.
The head of government added that those who accompany Olympic medalists — coaches and specialists of various fields and profiles. «We wish all our athletes good luck, we will root and worry about them,» the prime minister added. The 24th Winter Olympic Games will start in Beijing on Friday. They will last until February 24th. Athletes will compete for 108 sets of awards in 15 disciplines from seven sports. In connection with the sanctions of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Russian athletes at the Olympic Games will not be able to compete under the national flag, and the national anthem will not be able to sound in their honor, instead of which an excerpt from the Pyotr Tchaikovsky concert will be used.