The likes of Hamish Kerr, Eliza McCartney and Tom Walsh could pocket $84,000 if they win gold for New Zealand at Paris.
World Athletics has made the move to introduce prize money for the Games, beginning with track and field.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.
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