Do everything so that no athlete in the Olympic and Paralympic delegation in Paris lives below the poverty line... This is the objective of the Ministry of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the National Sports Agency (ANS) , which manages the various aid schemes.
In 2016, it was indicated that 40% of the delegation in Rio subsisted on incomes below this fateful bar, which did not allow athletes to prepare in good conditions.
The ANS, which sent a questionnaire to all athletes who could potentially qualify, monitors the evolution of their income and will, if necessary, provide a supplement to those selected who do not reach 15,000 euros per year.
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.
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