Liam Adams (2:10 marathoner, 24th at the Tokyo Olympic Marathon, 4th at Commonwealth Games Marathon) has been unsponsored for ages. He famously wears a hi-vis tradesman singlet and blacked-out vaporflys.
Sinead Diver - Not sure if she has some partial sponsorship with Nike, but definitely isn't a full-time deal. She has been told that she is too old for a full deal since she was 37. Since then she's gone on to finish 10th at the Olympic Games, place top 5 in a World Major and break the Australian record in the marathon.
Sam Parsons has recently confirmed he is not sponsored. But guessing still wearing Adidas gear based on him being on TME. Same everything but not getting paid anymore (after making the World's 5k final) has to be rough.
He just posted a video of himself going through the Adidas archive at Adidas HQ and getting a gear haul. The archive is invite only. Can you provide the source of your claim that he is unsponsored?
Sam Parsons has recently confirmed he is not sponsored. But guessing still wearing Adidas gear based on him being on TME. Same everything but not getting paid anymore (after making the World's 5k final) has to be rough.
He just posted a video of himself going through the Adidas archive at Adidas HQ and getting a gear haul. The archive is invite only. Can you provide the source of your claim that he is unsponsored?
A gear haul from 2022*
The source of my claim is Sam Parsons himself via Strava.
dang you're right. someone said "contract status??" and he commented "free agent".
Surprised he didn't get renewed, being one of the faces of TME. No shot of him going elsewhere right? Can't imagine the whole team in adidas but him. Hope he can get back at it in 23 and get the bag again in 24
90+% of shot putters, discus throwers, javelin throwers, and hammer throwers.
Don't forget long jumpers, triple jumpers and high jumpers.
I noticed you didn't mention the pole vaulters. I think they have a better chance of getting sponsorship than any other field event athlete. I have been with people who have never watched track before and they are bored and keep saying, "How can you watch people run around in circles?" Then they show a pole vault attempt and they are suddenly glued to the TV. "That was AWESOME!" And if a pole breaks it's like NASCAR fans during a big wreck. They love it. A lot of sponsorship comes down to popularity and the pole vault is probably the most popular event with non-track and field people (i.e., the great majority of the population).
dang you're right. someone said "contract status??" and he commented "free agent".
Surprised he didn't get renewed, being one of the faces of TME. No shot of him going elsewhere right? Can't imagine the whole team in adidas but him. Hope he can get back at it in 23 and get the bag again in 24
The "bag" of, like, 20-30k max? His main source of income - his parents - hasn't changed.
Liam Adams (2:10 marathoner, 24th at the Tokyo Olympic Marathon, 4th at Commonwealth Games Marathon) has been unsponsored for ages. He famously wears a hi-vis tradesman singlet and blacked-out vaporflys.
Sinead Diver - Not sure if she has some partial sponsorship with Nike, but definitely isn't a full-time deal. She has been told that she is too old for a full deal since she was 37. Since then she's gone on to finish 10th at the Olympic Games, place top 5 in a World Major and break the Australian record in the marathon.
She is 45 not 37. That is a massive difference.
You need to read things more carefully before replying.
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