Jamaican Sprint Star Bolt Marvels at Prize Money on Eve of Inaugural Ultimate Championship
Bolt says the $10 million purse will incentivize athletes and make the new event feel as significant as the Olympics.
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Jamaican sprint star Bolt marvels at prize money on eve of inaugural ...
Jamaican sprint star Bolt marvels at prize money on eve of inaugural Ultimate Championship
BUDAPEST, Sept 10 : Had the World Athletics Ultimate Championship existed in his prime, Usain Bolt says he would have been first in line to compete, drawn not only by the chance to race the world's best but also by the richest prize pot in the sport's history."I was having a conversation with Asafa (former wo
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The Independent (US)Usain Bolt pleased athletes can cash in for putting their ‘bodies on the line’
The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship has a prize pot of more than £7million.
Ultimate Championship as big as Olympics - and more lucrative, says Bolt
Bolt got rich from appearance fees and endorsements off the track rather than prize money as he claimed treble sprint golds at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, also picking up two 4x100m sprint titles. At the world championships, the now 40-year-old won consecutive 100m, 200m and 4X100m relay golds medals from 2009-15, with the exception of 2011 when he false-started. Importantly, the Jamaican, still the world record holder in the 100 and 200m,…
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