— Published January 22, 2025

Historic bonuses for Canadian Paralympic medallists

Paris 2024

Canada leads the way. The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) announced the payment of 535.000 dollars (around 358.000 euros) to the athleteshaving brought back a medal to Paris 2024. An unprecedented reward since these are the first paralympic achievement recognition program bonuses. The scale applied was identical to that in force for Olympic medallists, namely$20.000 per gold medal, $15.000 per silver medal and $10.000 per bronze medal. A new development that was unanimously welcomed. “This is a historic milestone for the Paralympic Movement in Canada”, rejoices Marc-André Fabien, president of the CPC. « What a giant step towards inclusion and equality in sport in Canada! It makes us feel that our country also values ​​the sacrifices that we, as Paralympic athletes, make, and the adversity that we overcome in order to be able to proudly wear our maple leaf on the world stage", insists Brianna Hennessy, silver medalist in para-canoe and flag bearer at the closing ceremony. 31 athletes were rewarded. The Canadian delegation finished the Paralympic Games with 29 medals, including 10 gold. “The Paralympic achievement recognition program is a game-changing initiative for Paralympic sport in Canada, says Dean Brokop, executive director of the Canadian Paralympic Foundation. This program reflects the growth of Paralympic sport in Canada and the importance of supporting athletes at all levels, to that the next generation of para-athletes are able to imagine themselves on the podium at the Paralympic Games.""