Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics.
World Athletics said Wednesday(Apr. 10) it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists during the upcoming Paris Olympics.
The move is a symbolic break with the amateur past of the Olympics in one of the games’ most-watched events.
Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics.
World Athletics said Wednesday(Apr. 10) it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists during the upcoming Paris Olympics.
The move is a symbolic break with the amateur past of the Olympics in one of the games’ most-watched events.





