Paris 2024: World Athletics prize money move creates problem, says British Olympic Association chief
8 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024: World Athletics prize money move creates problem, says British Olympic Association chief

The Hindu  

World Athletics has created a problem by announcing that gold medallists at the Paris Olympics will receive cash prizes, according to British Olympic Association chief Andy Anson. Criticism has followed World Athletics President Sebastian Coe’s pledge to pay gold medal winners in Paris 50,000 USD with Anson the latest to question the end of a 128-year tradition. “They create a problem because now other sports are clearly going to get some scrutiny or even pressure from athletes saying ‘well what about our sport, how can this sport do it and not us?’ “It’s a debate we can have but we need to have it at the right time, and the right place, and together.” Other sports federations appear to have been taken by surprise by the World Athletics move, which will David Lappartient, president of cycling governing body said World Athletics had not discussed it with other federations and that it went against the Olympic spirit. “But there is clearly a risk of that and we don’t want that to happen.” World Athletics said a 2.4 million USD prize pot was to be split among the 48 gold medallists in Paris.

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Olympic prize money ‘unfair’, favours the elite, says IOC
3 weeks ago

Olympic prize money ‘unfair’, favours the elite, says IOC

The Hindu  

Offering prize money at the Olympic Games was unfair and was shown at the Paris Games to favour a small number of elite athletes to the detriment to others, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said that the IOC’s executive board had discussed the topic of prize money distribution, raised by International Federations and athletes’ …

How much will Paralympic athletes earn in Paris?
4 months ago

How much will Paralympic athletes earn in Paris?

Daily Mail  

The 2024 Paris Olympics may have come and gone but fans who are asking themselves what they will do now the games are over need not look any further. At the previous Games, medal winning athletes were not awarded with any prize money but this time is different. Being a medal winning athlete can be very lucrative as we witnessed …

Paris 2024 Olympics: US dominance in athletics is perfect launch pad for LA 2028, says Coe
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: US dominance in athletics is perfect launch pad for LA 2028, says Coe

The Hindu  

USA has dominated the athletics events at the Paris Olympics with Noah Lyles’ dramatic victory in the men’s 100 metres, Quincy Hall’s come from behind win in the 400 and Cole Hocker’s shock 1,500 gold among the highlights. The Americans’ remarkable success in Paris is the perfect launch pad heading into the Los Angeles Olympics in four years’ time, said …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Perez pulls away to give Spain gold in race walk relay
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Perez pulls away to give Spain gold in race walk relay

The Hindu  

Spain’s two-times world champions Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez took the gold medal in the mixed marathon race walk relay by nearly a minute at the Paris Games on Wednesday as the event made its Olympic debut. Follow the Olympics live here: Paris 2024 Olympic Games real-time updates Brian Pintado and Glenda Morejon of Ecuador took silver in 2:51.22, while …

Olympics 2024: How much money do athletes win for gold, silver and bronze?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics 2024: How much money do athletes win for gold, silver and bronze?

The Independent  

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World leaders pledge billions to sports and sustainability at pre-Olympics summit
4 months, 4 weeks ago

World leaders pledge billions to sports and sustainability at pre-Olympics summit

Associated Press  

PARIS — World and business leaders have pledged billions of dollars in financing and committed to supporting various sporting initiatives aimed at accelerating sustainable development, one day before the Olympic Games officially open. About 500 participants, including 50 heads of state and government, attended Thursday’s summit championed by French President Emmanuel Macron and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach near …

Paris 2024: The hopes of a nation
5 months ago

Paris 2024: The hopes of a nation

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: How does one measure success for India at the Olympics? As India’s 117-member contingent begins action at Paris 2024, the athletes will be focussed on glory but for the majority in a country starved of sporting success at the quadrennial event, success will be measured in very certain terms – you win or you don’t. Medals will happen …

World Athletics launches new ‘Ultimate Championship’ with record $10m prize pot
6 months, 3 weeks ago

World Athletics launches new ‘Ultimate Championship’ with record $10m prize pot

The Independent  

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World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival
6 months, 3 weeks ago

World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Track and field announced a new global championships on Monday and promised $150,000 prizes — three times its recent cash pledge to champions at the Paris Olympics — for gold medalists. World Athletics said the first Ultimate Championships will be hosted in Budapest from Sept. 11-13, 2026 showcasing Olympic, world and Diamond League champions over three evening sessions. …

Olympic boxers handed prize money boost for winning medals at Paris 2024
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic boxers handed prize money boost for winning medals at Paris 2024

The Independent  

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IBA to offer prize money to all boxing medallists at Paris Games
6 months, 3 weeks ago

IBA to offer prize money to all boxing medallists at Paris Games

The Hindu  

The boxing governing body, International Boxing Association, declared rogue by the International Olympic Committee, said Wednesday it will pay USD 50,000 in prize money to each gold medalist at the Paris Games. The IBA said it has a USD 3.1 million prize money fund for each male and female boxer who reaches the quarterfinals in 13 total weight classes, plus …

One of the biggest hurdles for athletes on the Paris Olympic path: Money
7 months, 1 week ago

One of the biggest hurdles for athletes on the Paris Olympic path: Money

Al Jazeera  

Full-time training, travel to compete, medical and most other costs for these athletes are out of pocket. How to train and cover one’s costs and many athletes have turned to platforms like GoFundMe in order to fund their Olympic journey. Associations including USA Swimming, US Taekwondo and US Rowing offer small stipends for athletes training for the Olympics primarily after …

Sir Steve Redgrave: Track and field prize money at Olympics will divide athletes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir Steve Redgrave: Track and field prize money at Olympics will divide athletes

The Independent  

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Olympics boss distances himself from athletics prize money move
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympics boss distances himself from athletics prize money move

New Indian Express  

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: The head of the International Olympic Committee distanced himself from a taboo-busting move from World Athletics' governing body to offer prize money to gold medallists at this year's Paris Olympics. During an exclusive interview with AFP, IOC boss Thomas Bach made it clear that he thought international sports federations like World Athletics should be focused on reducing inequalities …

Paris 2024 Olympics: ASOIF express concerns over athletics prize money
8 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: ASOIF express concerns over athletics prize money

The Hindu  

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations has expressed its concern over the decision by World Athletics to introduce prize money for Olympic gold medallists and said on Friday that it was not consulted. On April 10, athletics became the first sport to offer prize money for Olympic champions, beginning in Paris this year, but the announcement by World Athletics …

Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field’s move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists
8 months ago

Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field’s move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Olympic sports bodies criticized World Athletics on Friday for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics. Last week’s move by the track body and its president Sebastian Coe broke with tradition because the International Olympic Committee does not pay prize money, though many state governments and national Olympic bodies …

Olympic gold is great, but athletes say some cash to go with it is even better
8 months, 1 week ago

Olympic gold is great, but athletes say some cash to go with it is even better

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — They compete for a trophy, a ring, the chance to be called a champion and, sometimes, a place in history. After more than 100 years of striving to earn Olympic gold — but nothing else from the folks organizing the event — track and field athletes at the Paris Games will join that money-making club thanks to …

Athletics’ Olympic prize money plan unfair to other sports claims Steve Redgrave
8 months, 1 week ago

Athletics’ Olympic prize money plan unfair to other sports claims Steve Redgrave

The Independent  

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$50k for gold as Coe takes athletics down a different track
8 months, 1 week ago

$50k for gold as Coe takes athletics down a different track

China Daily  

A Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games' athletics track of two shades of purple manufactured by Mondo Sports Flooring is installed next to the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis near Paris, France, March 24, 2024. Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying on Wednesday it …

$50k for gold as Coe takes athletics down a different track
8 months, 1 week ago

$50k for gold as Coe takes athletics down a different track

China Daily  

A Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games' athletics track of two shades of purple manufactured by Mondo Sports Flooring is installed next to the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis near Paris, France, March 24, 2024. Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying on Wednesday it …

World Athletics introduces prize money at the Olympics; Paris winners to get $50,000
8 months, 2 weeks ago

World Athletics introduces prize money at the Olympics; Paris winners to get $50,000

The Hindu  

Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe told reporters that the move is meant "to recognize that the revenue share that we receive is in large part because our athletes are …

Lord Coe believes IOC will ‘share in the principle’ of medal winner prize money
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lord Coe believes IOC will ‘share in the principle’ of medal winner prize money

The Independent  

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World Athletics unveil £1.89m prize pot for Paris track and field gold medals
8 months, 2 weeks ago

World Athletics unveil £1.89m prize pot for Paris track and field gold medals

The Independent  

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Track and field introducing prize money at Olympics; Paris Games gold medallists to get $50,000
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Track and field introducing prize money at Olympics; Paris Games gold medallists to get $50,000

The Hindu  

Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medallists in Paris. The governing body of athletics said it was setting aside $2.4 million to pay the gold medallists across the 48 events on the track and field program for this …

Track and field introducing prize money at Olympics with Paris gold medalists to get $50,000
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Track and field introducing prize money at Olympics with Paris gold medalists to get $50,000

The Independent  

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Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000

Associated Press  

Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe told reporters that the move is meant “to recognize that the revenue share that we receive is in large part because our athletes are …

Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics

Al Jazeera  

In an Olympic first, gold medalists at the Paris 2024 Games will receive pay for play. Track and field is to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics with World Athletics saying it will pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. The governing body of athletics said it is setting aside $2.4m to pay the gold …

Olympic track and field gold medalists to receive prize money from World Athletics for first time
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic track and field gold medalists to receive prize money from World Athletics for first time

New York Times  

Track and field gold medalists in this summer’s Paris Olympics will receive $50,000 in prize money from the sport’s governing body, marking the first time an international federation has paid athletes for Olympic success. World Athletics, the international governing body overseeing track and field, said Wednesday a $2.4 million pot will be distributed across the 48 track and field events, …

Paris gleams with the promise of Olympic gold: Looking forward into 2024
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris gleams with the promise of Olympic gold: Looking forward into 2024

Hindustan Times  

It’s an Olympic year, which means little of the sporting action before or after that mega-spectacle is likely to feel like it matters. The country will now be watching to see if this brave new generation of Indian athletes can translate the high of triple-digit Asian Games medals into double-digit Olympics podium finishes. Chopra’s historic gold at the Tokyo Games …

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program
1 year, 1 month ago

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program

The Hindu  

Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about the risk of cuts in their revenue shares and medal events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games because cricket and other newcomers were added to the program. The International Olympic Committee last month approved cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash for 2028 and kept boxing, modern pentathlon and weightlifting …

'So expensive' - Paris Olympics ticket prices mar image of Games for all
1 year, 7 months ago

'So expensive' - Paris Olympics ticket prices mar image of Games for all

Deccan Chronicle  

PARIS: Athletes have joined the clamour of criticism at the high cost of tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics, decried as undermining organisers' promises of a Games accessible to all. Phase two of sales got underway on May 11, with nearly 1.5 million individual tickets available, after over three million were sold as multi-event packs during phase one. But just …

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