Paris 2024 Olympic Games: bonuses and personalized aid, how the State helps athletes prepare. In 2016, it was indicated that 40% of the delegation in Rio subsisted on incomes below this fateful bar.

Particular attention is also given to athletes with high potential, with another objective. “This involves ensuring athletes listed in the performance units a minimum income of 40,000 euros gross per year, all resources combined,” explains Maguy Nestoret Ontanon, who works within the professional monitoring unit at the ANS.