Do precious medals - the type the NZ team has scooped up at the Commonwealth Games - actually convert into money in the back pocket of athletes?
Cyclist Aaron Gate has bagged a wheel-spinning four golds across track and road cycling; the first New Zealander to achieve that haul at a Commonwealth Games.
Right behind him was Ellesse Andrews - another cyclist, she has three golds. Unlike the Olympics, athletes do not get excellence or performance grants for making it onto the podium at these Commonwealth Games.
So what other financial opportunities does a medal bring? Auckland University's Associate Professor Bodo Lang talks to Lisa Owen.
