The top five highest-paid athletes have earned a combined $1.35 billion at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Spanish golfer Jon Rahm tops the list with $210 million in earnings, mostly from salaries and endorsements.
American basketball player LeBron James is next with $127.7 million, followed by fellow American basketball player Stephen Curry with $101.9 million, and Greek basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo is fourth with $100.8 million.
American basketball player Kevin Durant is fifth with $89.7 million, a figure that reflects the Olympics’ dramatic shift from amateur to highly professional competition.
“Forbes” magazine has released its new ranking of the highest-paid athletes in the world, with Cristiano Ronaldo, the star of the Saudi Al-Nasr club, taking first place with revenues of $260 million, $200 million of which comes from his football contract with the club, while Frenchman Kylian Mbappe came in sixth place on the list.
Widespread controversy at the Paris Olympics due to the participation of an athlete convicted of a sex crime