Sir Steve Redgrave has said decision to give prize money to gold medallists in track and field is unfair to other sports that cannot afford to do the same.
Five-time Olympic rowing champion Sir Steve Redgrave has described World Athletics' decision to give prize money to Olympic gold medallists as unfair to other sports that cannot afford to do the same. Athletics became the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions when WA President Sebastian Coe announced on Wednesday that gold medallists in Paris this year will each earn $50,000 .
Redgrave, who won five successive Olympic gold medals between 1984 and 2000, said the prize money plan would turn the Olympics into a 'two-tier' system. 'If you win an Olympic gold medal in any athletics event, you are able to earn substantial financial gains from those results,' the 62-year-old told the Daily Mail in an interview. 'It smacks a bit hard for the sports that can't afford to do this. Rowing is in that situation.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sir Steve Redgrave confident Clarke and Glover will gold medalThe Olympic legend gave his thoughts on who will thrive for Team GB at the Games
Read more »
Sir Steve Redgrave has faith in Clarke and Glover at Paris 2024The Olympic legend gave his thoughts on who will thrive for Team GB at the Games
Read more »
Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave 'very shocked' by Charlotte Dujardin videoDujardin - who is Britain's joint most decorated Olympian - has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Olympics amid the claims.
Read more »
talkSPORT announces gold medal pundits for Olympics coverage, including Steve Redgrave, Kelly Holmes and...Olympic legend Usain Bolt insists that none of the current crop of sprinters have the ‘talent’ to break his 100m record
Read more »
Gruelling training saw Steve Redgrave collapse with exhaustion but gold medal addiction kept him coming...
Read more »
Sir Elton John becomes latest celebrity to endorse Sir Keir Starmer's Labour partyGlobal superstar Sir Elton John has become the latest celebrity to endorse Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party ahead of the general election.
Read more »