That's pretty good cash.
I didn't know the WC's paid out 60k to the winner, and then sponsors can pay out 100k+ for winning as well.
160k to some professional runners is 5+ years of work. That must make WC races that much more important to all the runners. More motivation!
Yet still less than 13th place at the masters. Pretty Sad.
He could buy a lot of beer with that
Impor-Tan wrote:
Yet still less than 13th place at the masters. Pretty Sad.
The masters has only 1 winner. T&F WC has dozens of champions.
Once again, the IAAF is proud to present its World Record Programme at the Moscow World Championships where athletes achieving a World Record will be eligible for a special World Record Award of US$ 100,000 offered by Toyota and TDK.
Nick needs to cut back on the beers...
$160k would be the perfect race, lets do the math.
$60k for a win from IAAF , tops shoe bonus for a win $50k , he's not a relay so $0 dollars opportunity.
$25k for american record shoe company bonus ( possible )
World record is $100 at WC ( no chance in hell for Nick )
Secondary sponsor $10k tops for win
Tip of the hat if he pulls it off...
Impor-Tan wrote:
Yet still less than 13th place at the masters. Pretty Sad.
It's not as sad as you think.
The Masters pays 1 winner per place.
Track and Field has 21 events for men and 21 for women.
They go 8 deep except for the marathon and walks (do they still do both walking events?) in which they double the places and double the money.
The travesty? A 20k walker will get more than someone in a real event.
The women's hammer winner will get the same prize money as the men's 100 winner.
I don't know the breakdown of the prize money but I'm sure it adds up plus, I think there's a world record bonus. That might double the 1st place money.
A total of US$ 7,194,000 in prize money will be paid* by the IAAF in Moscow 2013.
$7,194,000 is a ton, but you're right, it's split among hundreds of athletes.
Not sure if there's a better way to do this. Maybe put more weight on the bigger events. Less prives money for places 4-8, etc.
150k per event. Why not do 75k 1st, 50k 2nd, 25k 3rd? I don't know, but that 7million is a big number, but it's getting carved up way too much.
Get rid of the events most people don't care about. Honestly, the problem with track and field is there are too many obscure events.
Race walk, triple jump, hammer throw, and steeplechase should be the first to go.
How much did Rudisha get for winning? I know it was the Olympics, but I wonder what his shoe company gave him.
The masses only care about the Marathon and the Mile. Thus, it's very logical that the World Championships won't have the best marathoners and the milers contest the 1500 meters.
achewoo wrote:
The masses only care about the Marathon and the Mile. Thus, it's very logical that the World Championships won't have the best marathoners and the milers contest the 1500 meters.
For the marathon they would have to make it like a big city marathon- appearance and prize money.
I also agree that some events can go- the hammer throw- you have disc and shot
I like the triple jump but can see taking it out.
I love the 10,000 but I can see getting rid of it IF they add a road race in the 15K-1/2 marathon range.
T BONE wrote:
$7,194,000 is a ton, but you're right, it's split among hundreds of athletes.
Not sure if there's a better way to do this. Maybe put more weight on the bigger events. Less prives money for places 4-8, etc.
150k per event. Why not do 75k 1st, 50k 2nd, 25k 3rd? I don't know, but that 7million is a big number, but it's getting carved up way too much.
Track is already very top heavy financially. I can't see how giving guys like Bolt who are already making millions per year an extra 10-20k and leave out paying the 4-8 guys is the way to go. These funds for those guys (4-8) make seem small but it that could make or break their year.
Joonathon wrote:Get rid of the events most people don't care about. Honestly, the problem with track and field is there are too many obscure events.
Race walk, triple jump, hammer throw, and steeplechase should be the first to go.
I agree with this to an extent. If I were in charge we'd have:
100, 400, 1500, 5000
110 Hurdles
Long Jump, Pole Vault
Javelin, shot put
No relays. No 200, 800, 10000, marathon, 400h, or steeplechase. No high jump, or triple jump. No hammer throw. No race walks.
As a fan, I'd miss some of those events, but all of them are not necessary. By eliminating several events, you can make the whole championship shorter by several days, requiring less money to host, leaving more money for the competitors.
You could host the whole thing in a three to four day period and have enough money to pay every finalist.
No 800!? I LOVE the 800!! It's my favorite event! I'm not joking. Sheesh.
Steeple Fan wrote:
Joonathon wrote:Get rid of the events most people don't care about. Honestly, the problem with track and field is there are too many obscure events.Race walk, triple jump, hammer throw, and steeplechase should be the first to go.
I agree with this to an extent. If I were in charge we'd have:
100, 400, 1500, 5000
110 Hurdles
Long Jump, Pole Vault
Javelin, shot put
No relays. No 200, 800, 10000, marathon, 400h, or steeplechase. No high jump, or triple jump. No hammer throw. No race walks.
As a fan, I'd miss some of those events, but all of them are not necessary. By eliminating several events, you can make the whole championship shorter by several days, requiring less money to host, leaving more money for the competitors.
You could host the whole thing in a three to four day period and have enough money to pay every finalist.
no relays are you serious? relays are some of the publics favorite events. everyone loves watching a relay. field events are less watched but those shouldn't be cut out because they are a huge part of tf. race walk i would definitely get rid of. most people don't even know they exist. i for one am a huge track and field fan and i couldn't tell you anything about race walk. majority of the time i forget it is an event. not to undermine the profession, but i would cut it out of worlds and keep it in olympics. there really isn't much fan base.
also when you say 7,000,000 is a lot to be paid out have you ever looked at any other sports championships? the bonuses for winning the super bowl for some athletes are in the millions. and these bonuses are paid out to hundreds of athletes. 7,00,000 is almost nothing for a sport championship. may look like a lot for track, but it's still dirt pay. how much you think the iaaf makes off worlds?
counting the money for the W
always a good idea
Impor-Tan wrote:
Yet still less than 13th place at the masters. Pretty Sad.
Yes but that's one golf tournament... 1 winner...
In track you multiple events... lots of winners...
Woooo weeeee $160,000!!!
I am sure that Paris Hilton will be mighty impressed with you Nick!!!
Yes, that's good cash. I believe it's what Lionel Messi earns on a Tuesday.