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IAAF confirms Daegu prize monies

Published:Thursday | August 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Jamaican Usain Bolt, who will be aiming to defend his 100m and 200m crowns at next week's IAAF World Championships in Athletics, stands in front of a welcome banner bearing his image at the team's training facilities yesterday. - Contributed

The IAAF has confirmed that the financial bonuses for top eight finishers and world-record bonuses at the World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea, will be the same as at previous championships.

The World Record Programme at the Daegu World Championships, where athletes achieving a world record will be eligible for a special World Record Award of US$100,000 ($8.5 million) offered by Toyota (men's events) and TDK (women's events), was also confirmed.

At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, Jamaican Usain Bolt got the bonus twice, and Anita Wlodarczyk also had a big payday for her hammer record.

The performance must be an improvement on the existing IAAF World Record.

Additionally, individual winners will walk away with US$60,000 ($5.1 million), with each silver and bronze medallist taking home US$30,000 ($2.5 million) and US$20,000 ($1.7 million), respectively. US$8,000 ($680,000) will be presented to the other finishers in each final, while US$80,000 ($6.8 million) has been committed for relay winners. The World Marathon Cup teams will get US$20,000 for a win, US$15,000 for second and US$12,000 for third.