Olympians are winning houses, cows, and cars with their medals

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Olympic athletes compete for medals, but some winners are coming home to more unusual prizes, like cows and free life-time tickets for public transportation.

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00:00Some Olympic athletes are walking away from this year's Games with more than just a medal.

00:04Many countries offer cash bonuses to athletes who make the podium.

00:08U.S. gold medalists will receive $38,000, while athletes from Hong Kong will get $768,000.

00:16After the Tokyo Games, one athlete from Indonesia was showered with gifts,

00:20including five cows and a house.

00:22In Russia, athletes have been treated to premium cars, luxury apartments, and racehorses.

00:27South Korea offers exemption from military service, on top of prize money, and even a pension.

00:33And in Kazakhstan, a gold medalist earns a three-bedroom apartment,

00:36a silver medalist earns a two-bedroom apartment,

00:38and a bronze medalist earns a one-bedroom apartment.

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