At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Chinese diving star Quan Hongchan, who won the women's 10-meter platform single and double gold, and other Paris Olympic medalists will receive a "lifelong pension", and can receive 4,000 to 6,000 yuan per month after reaching the age of 60.

The policy issuance ceremony of the "Outstanding Athlete Lifetime Protection Public Welfare Project" was held in Beijing

On February 17, the policy issuance ceremony of the "Outstanding Athlete Lifetime Protection Public Welfare Project" was held in Beijing, and 20 athletes from the national diving team, gymnastics team, swimming team, synchronized swimming team and badminton team such as Quan Hongchan, Liu Yang and Qin Haiyang were issued insurance policies on the spot, and the policies of other athletes such as Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin will be issued one after another.

According to the project plan, the top three athletes in the Paris Olympics can receive a monthly guarantee for life after reaching the age of 60, with the standard being 6,000 yuan/month for gold medals, 5,000 yuan/month for silver medals, and 4,000 yuan/month for bronze medals. The policy covers all 130 medalists at the Paris Olympics. The guarantee plan was jointly donated by the National Sports Foundation of China, China Pacific Insurance Group, Anta Group and China Sports Industry Group.

On February 17, the policy issuance ceremony of the "Outstanding Athletes Lifetime Protection Public Welfare Project" was held in Beijing

According to reports, Anta donated 100 million yuan at the end of 2023 to establish the "Olympic Podium Public Welfare Fund", from which 40 million yuan was allocated this time to purchase lifelong protection for outstanding athletes in Paris and the next two Olympic Games (Milan 2026 and Los Angeles 2028).

Peng Weiyong, vice chairman of the National Sports Foundation of China, said that athlete protection is of great significance to promoting the sustainable development of sports, and it is also a practical issue that has attracted much attention. He thanked Anta and other enterprises for their commitment to solving the worries of Chinese sports talents.

After reaching the age of 60, you can receive 4,000 to 6,000 RMB per month

Li Ling, Vice President of ANTA Group, said that ANTA has always been a staunch supporter and close partner of Chinese sports, and will continue to support the construction of the athlete protection system and participate in public welfare undertakings in multiple dimensions in the future.

In addition to the lifelong guarantee program, ANTA also plans to donate equipment worth 50 million yuan in five years to support county-level sports schools in the central and western regions. At the same time, it will join hands with the National Sports Foundation of China to launch a 10 million yuan "Outstanding Athlete Disability Relief Program".