800,000 Euro to Olympians

VILNIUS - Lithuanianathletes, placing first to eighth place in the Beijing Summer Olympic Gameswill be awarded cash prizes worth a total of 2.755 million litas (EUR 799,000).

The head of the LithuanianDepartment of Physical Education and Sports Algimantas Kuksta told The Baltic News Service that thehighest amounts will be given to silver medal winners, Lithuania's sailing star Gintare Volungeviciute and ModernPentathlon participant Edvinas Krungolcas, who will receive 350,000 litas (EUR101,000) each.

Bronze medal winners wrestler Mindaugas Mizgaitis and Modern Petathlon competitorAndrejus Zadneproviskis will receive 262,500 litas (EUR 76,100) each, whilediscus thrower Virgilijus Alekna will be awarded 187,500 litas (EUR 54,300) alsofor the bronze.

Fourth-place winner in Beijing'sOlympic Games, Lithuania's national basketballteam will receive a total of 960,500 litas (EUR 278,400).

Fifth-place winner in shooting Daina Gudzineviciute and boxer JaroslavasJaksto, who is sharing the fifth to eighth place with other athletes, will eachreceive 105,000 litas (EUR 30,400) , sixth-place winner bicycle rider VilijaSereikaite will be given 70,000 litas (EUR 20,300), seventh-place winnerwrestler Mindaugas Ezerskis will receive 52,500 litas (EUR 15,200), whileeight-place winners bicycle rider Simona Krupeckaite and rower MindaugasGriskonis will each be awarded 35,000 litas (EUR 10,100)