The trainers of professional sportspersons competing in Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 will also get a monthly lifetime allowance, in accordance with the regulations concerning the method of calculating and paying this allowance that were approved by the Cabinet, IPN reports.

The size of allowance will depend on the accomplishments of the trained athletes. This will be calculated by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research depending on the average official salary. The National House of Social Insurance will pay it based on an order made by the Ministry.

The coaches of professional athletes with unsettled penalties for doping will not be able to receive lifetime allowances.

About 500,000 lei was transferred from the state budget to the state social insurance budget for paying the lifetime allowance to eight trainers in 2019.