Cash, luxury cars and land grants, Paris Games a gold mine for Arab medallists
Tareg Hamedi went from being a hardworking student-athlete to a national hero and millionaire after landing Saudi Arabia's second ever Olympic silver medal in the karate competition in Tokyo 2021.
OFFICIAL LOGO of the Paris bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games is seen on the Arc de Triomphe, 2016(photo credit: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)ByREUTERS