The SHOCKING Truth About Track and Field Salaries

The world of athletics is not only about medals and glory, but also about significant prizes for the winners of various international competitions. Here are the prize money awarded in the major 2024 events:

1) Wanda Diamond League Finals 2024:
Prize for Victory: $100,000, the highest compensation of the year.
This award was won by Armand Duplantis in the pole vault event at the final in Brussels.
Awards for Other Positions: The prizes for second and third place in the finals were $12,000 and $7,000 respectively, with a total of $60,000 distributed for each discipline during the event.

2) Paris Olympics 2024:
Gold Medal Award: Each gold medal winner in the athletics disciplines received $50,000, an initiative first introduced in the Paris Olympics to reward outstanding performances by athletes on one of the world's most important stages.

3) European Athletics Championships in Rome 2024:
Category Victory Award: Athletes who won their categories at the European Championships received 50,000 euros each.
This historic decision helped further incentivize the performance of European athletes during the event

4) World Athletics Championships 2024:
Prize for Victory: During the World Athletics Championships, each winner received a prize of $70,000.
The second and third place finishers received $35,000 and $20,000 respectively, making this competition one of the most lucrative of the year.

5) Athlos Meet in New York 2024:
Prize for Victory: The inaugural Athlos Meet event in New York distributed prizes of $60,000 for each race winner.
This new competition in the U.S. sought to highlight winners, aiming to make track & field a more lucrative and competitive event even outside the big traditional circuits.

++Wanda Diamond League Finals 2024:

Prize for Victory: $100,000, won by Armand -Duplantis in the pole vault during the Brussels final.
-This event also saw other great performances:
-Julien Alfred won the women's 100m with a time of 10.88.
-Beatrice Chebet won the women's 5000m.
-Faith Kipyegon lowered her record in the 1500m.

++Paris Olympics 2024:

Gold Medal Prize: $50,000 per gold medal won by the year's best athletes:
Mondo Duplantis set a new world record in the pole vault with 6.25m.
-Faith Kipyegon dominated in the women's 1500m.
-Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won gold in the 400m hurdles.
-Noah Lyles won gold in the men's 200m.
-Julien Alfred won the title in the women's 100m.
-Jakob Ingebrigtsen triumphed in the men's 3000m.

++European Athletics Championships in Rome 2024:

Prize for Category Victory: 50,000 euros each for European champions:
-Jakob Ingebrigtsen won in the men's 1500m.
-Karsten Warholm dominated in the 400m hurdles.
-Yemaneberhan Crippa triumphed in the half marathon.
-Lorenzo Simonelli won in the 110m hurdles.
-Pietro Arese achieved victory in the 5000m.

++World Athletics Championships 2024:

Prize for Victory: $70,000 for each winner:
-Mondo Duplantis triumphed in the pole vault.
-Femke Bol won the women's 400m.
-Grant Holloway dominated in the 110m hurdles.
-Shericka Jackson won in the women's 200m.
-Daniel Stahl captured the title in the discus throw.

++Athlos Meet in New York 2024:

Prize for Victory: $60,000 for each winner:
-Sha'Carri Richardson won in the women's 100m.
-Cole Hocker triumphed in the men's 1500m.
-Brittney Reese dominated in the long jump.
-Grant Holloway won the 110m hurdles.
-Christian Taylor triumphed in the triple jump.

++National Athletics Grand Prix, China 2024:

Prize for Victory: In this Chinese competition, prizes were awarded based on the best overall performance in 2023 and qualification for the Paris Olympics.
Some of the major winners were:
-Su Bingtian in the men's 100m.
-Gong Lijiao in the women's shot put.
-Wu Ruiting in the men's long jump.
-Chen Yufei in the women's 200m.
-Zhang Guowei in the men's high jump.

These awards and winners demonstrate the growing importance of economic rewards in the world of athletics, making competitions more competitive and attractive to both athletes and the public.
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