FILE PHOTO - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics - Opening ceremony - Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium - Pyeongchang, South Korea - March 9, 2018 - Mike Schultz of the U.S. carries the national flag during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Paul Hanna
(Reuters) - Olympians and Paralympians from the United States will now earn equal payouts for winning medals with payments retroactively distributed to include this year's Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, the U.S. Olympic Committee said on Friday.
Paralympic athletes will receive $37,500 for each gold medal, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze after the USOC board approved the increase at its meeting in Colorado Springs.
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