Is Sydney more "valuable" than Sha'carri?

So what? I don't hate Syd, but the question was who is worth more to a brand. A brand isn't paying the athlete solely to win, but to attract attention to the brand. Syd is a great athlete, but she is a blah attraction except in her rather rare races. That makes her less valuable.

No way she’s better than SAFP or Elaine Thompson. She’s great, but she’s in an event that had a soft record when she arrived. I really think the hurdles used to be for sprinters that could not hack it the 100 or the 400 and had to retreat to the weaker event.

The current crop of incredible 400 hurdlers have changed that dynamic a bit. However, as you can see Sydney would have her hands full trying win the gold medal in the flat 400 this year.

Her 22.07 and the 200 is incredible for an off event. But it’s far from the 21.45 to 21.60 it’s going to take the win the gold medal in the 200.

If character and integrity mattered, she would be more valuable. I don't buy Nike merchandise because of some of the athletes that represent them. The company doesn't acre one whit about half the world. The 100 IS THE most valuable event, so whoever wins the 100 is ALWAYS going to be the most valuable.

integrity ???

track and field ???

olympics ???

integrity ???

there is more intrgrity at a brothel, ia a depression.

If I were betting, I go with Sydney every time!

she literally has only run a single 400 and a single 200 this year. if she ran another 400 she'd probably reclaim her rank 1 spot. i doubt she would have a problem with the rest of the runners if it was her sole focus. i agree that the 200 is a longer shot but even so if she focused on it she'd probably break 22 and fight for top 5.

depending on syd's longevity, she could very well beat out SAFP or even Felix, but i doubt it'll happen since she barely competes as is under Kersee

All I know is that neither of them will ever be caught doping again with those kinds of corporate contracts..