Gold medallists in track and field will earn $50,000 in Paris this summer, with silver and bronze winners being paid from Los Angeles 2028.
A decision by athletics bosses to pay Olympic gold medallists was inappropriate and has created problems with other sports, Team GB's boss has told Sky News. Last week's announcement by World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe was a surprise because sports have never awarded prize money in the 128-year history of the Olympics. Gold medallists in track and field will earn $50,000 in Paris this summer before silver and bronze winners are also paid from Los Angeles 2028.
Our number one priority is to keep all our athletes, our broader entourage and our fans safe.' He said the opening ceremony 'is a high risk environment and that's got to be managed accordingly, but the French are very, very aware of that'. The risks are heightened by conflicts in the Middle East and Russia's war in Ukraine. But the UK government has ended its opposition to athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus even competing as neutrals in Paris.
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