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Multiple high jump world champion Blanca Vlašić chose between Olympic gold and a million dollars. Her words are quoted by RT.
Vlašić stated that the loss of a million dollars would not have been on the list of her life failures (the athlete failed in the IAAF Golden League competitions in 2008 with a prize fund of one million dollars – Lenta.ru comment ). “It is definitely more difficult to compete at the Olympics, and defeat is perceived as much more tragic. Money has never been an incentive for me, ”she added. According to the athlete, if something happened, then it should have happened.
