Olympics to offer all Games competitors $10,000 grants (opens in new tab)

The programme was adopted on the opening day of the IOC annual session in Lausanne, where the body also approved amendments to its Olympic Charter, as well as changes to its process for evaluating potential hosts. While the Olympics have long since dropped the requirement that athletes are amateurs, the IOC had, until Wednesday, been reluctant to pay competitors. "Every athlete at the Olympic Games will be eligible for a new $10,000 (8,800 euros) 'Fit for the Future Olympian Grant'," said the...