80,000 euros for gold, 40,000 euros for silver and 20,000 euros for bronze: the bank accounts of the Paralympic Games medalists will soon be a little fuller. If everyone benefits from this significant financial windfall that bonuses represent, Paris 2024 athletes interviewed by the world They have one thing in common: they have yet to acquire new sponsors since their summer exploits.
Whether they are Paralympic champions like baddie Charles Noakes, boccia player Aurélie Aubert or shot put runner-up Gloria Agblemagnon, they all say they are looking for partners to help finance the rest of their careers.
Silver medalist in athletics, in the intellectually disabled category (adapted sport), Gloria Agblemagnon thought that “His life was going to turn upside down.” for her Paralympic performance, she who missed her first Games in 2021 in Tokyo. It didn’t happen, she barely recognizes it. “a little more requests from journalists”. The launcher does not “I didn’t find new sponsors” and think about “bring an agent to try to find some”. She questions this lack of requests: “Maybe it’s because I don’t post much on social media? I’ll try to start. »
At 27 years old, qualified to everyone’s surprise in boccia, Aurélie Aubert suddenly burst into the media bowling game. The gold medal and the associated bonus of 80,000 euros will allow him to continue with his sport, while he was considering leaving his career due to lack of means to pay for his international trips and internships (a season costs him more than 20,000 euros). However, no sponsorship contract has been signed so far. “There is nothing concrete, at the moment, it is in negotiations”says Claudine Llop, his former nurse who became his coach and assistant on the field.
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Your live standup call on the set of the show “Quelle Jeux”On September 5, the Kinder brand, which he loves, led the Italian group Ferrero to respond publicly: “Aurélie, at Kinder and Ferrero, we are moved and proud to have been able to follow your journey, from your beginnings (with our Schoko-Bons) to this incredible success. Quickly check your DMs [messages privés] Instagram. »
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