China is considering raising the cash bonuses it pays to its Olympic medal winners for the 2004 summer Games starting next month in Athens.

　　"We have worked out several plans, but it's not up to us to make final the decision. They must be approved by the State Council (the Chinese Cabinet)," Li Furong, deputy chef-de-mission of the Chinese Olympic delegation, said in an CCTV interview over the weekend. Cash bonuses for gold, silver and bronze medal winners at the last Olympics in Sydney were 150,000 yuan (about US$18,000), 80,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan respectively.