EXCLUSIVE Gina Rinehart reveals the one thing Australia got wrong before Olympic games Gina Rinehart a patron for many Olympians Says too much cash goes to sport bureaucrats READ MORE: Inside Gina Rinehart's glittering party for Olympians By David Southwell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:54 BST, 13 August 2024 | Updated: 04:54 BST, 13 August 2024 e-mail View comments Gina Rinehart is celebrating Australia's most successful Olympics , but still thinks there are things the nation could do better. Mrs Rinehart, who spends around $10 million a year supporting Australian athletes, was a constant presence in the stands cheering Aussie Olympians and also hosted them and their families to a no-expense-spared end-of-Games celebration. The mining magnate told Daily Mail Australia on Monday that she loved being the 'honorary godmother' for the athletes she supports but thought ahead of Australia hosting the 2032 Olympics there should be a 'culture change'.
'I think we should learn from Europe, where countries have decided to cut the expenditure of the sports bodies and make better use of that funding directing instead to athletes and coaches,' Mrs Rinehart said. She said Britain was an example of 'putting athletes and coaches first and directing money accordingly away from the sports bureaucracy to the athletes and coaches'. 'Perhaps as a start, all those not athletes and coaches should be asked to provide publicly all their benefits, such as trips, hotels and restaurants, like .