U.S. wrestler Gable Steveson will participate in the men’s freestyle 125kg final Friday at the Tokyo Olympics, where he will compete with pride and honor in representing his country.
He’ll be competing for 250,000 other reasons, too.
Steveson, also a wrestler for the University of Minnesota, stands to cash in big with a gold medal, thanks to award programs in place that pay out stipends to athletes who make it to the podium.
Fellow American wrestlers David Taylor (86kg freestyle men’s) and Tamyra Mensah-Stock (68kg freestyle women’s) already earned the $250,000 top prize for American wrestlers when they each won a gold medal in their respective events. Three other freestyle wrestlers have also won medals. Continue reading at usatoday.com →