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How Much Do Track & Field Athletes Get Paid 🤔
It's #WorldAthleticsChamps time and athletes are wowing the world but how much are they paid and why are so many athletes broke?
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#Eugene2022 #WorldChamps2022
It's #WorldAthleticsChamps time and athletes are wowing the world but how much are they paid and why are so many athletes broke?
Let's get into it
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#Eugene2022 #WorldChamps2022
A total of almost $8.5 million is up for grabs this year.
World Athletics has set aside $2 million from fines paid by the Russian Athletics Federation for violating rules on doping, to add to the prize money for the Oregon Championships
World Athletics has set aside $2 million from fines paid by the Russian Athletics Federation for violating rules on doping, to add to the prize money for the Oregon Championships
Aside from this, there will be an extra incentive for athletes to set new records.
Japanese electronics company TDK is handing out $100,000 each to gold medal winners who break an IAAF World Record in the process.
Japanese electronics company TDK is handing out $100,000 each to gold medal winners who break an IAAF World Record in the process.
