World Athletics president Sebastian Coe proposes paying $50,000 to every gold track and field gold medallist at the Olympics, sparking controversy and raising questions about the Olympic spirit.
Wed 10 Apr 2024 18.49 CESTcame as a bolt from the blue – but it also carried the subtlety of a bare-chested strongman swinging a fairground sledgehammer.
Some were quick to ask whether paying $50,000 to every gold track and field gold medallist might damage the Olympic spirit? But that, rightly, was dismissed by Coe. Top athletes, after all, have been given money from sponsors for competing at the Games for decades – while 60% of National Olympic Committees give bonuses to their athletes too. Yes, this was a radical gesture. But it also trod on a well-worn path.
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