PLN 1.6 mln spent on average on Olympian over 4 yrs

As much as PLN 383.6 million was transferred in the years 2013-2016 to the bank accounts of sports associations, who send their representatives to the Olympic games, which corresponds to PLN 1.6 million per sportsperson on average, according to a report by Grant Thornton. Poland will be represented by a 241 strong team, of which 71 are athletes, who  each received PLN 690,000 on average. The most "expensive" Polish sportsperson turned out to be Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska, the sole Polish artistic gymnastic to go to Rio. The federation she represents has received PLN 7.5 million.