World Athletics' (WA) plan to offer prize money to Olympic gold medallists is a much needed step in the right direction, said American track and field athletes, with the high costs of training and competition weighing on competitors.
American track and field athlete Tara Davis-Woodhall poses for a portrait during the Team USA media summit ahead of the Paris Oly mpics and Paralympics, at an event in New York, U.S., April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYNEW YORK, April 17 - World Athletics' plan to offer prize money to Oly mpic gold medallists is a much needed step in the right direction, said American track and field athletes, with the high costs of training and competition weighing on competitors.
"If I don't have a sponsorship, who's going to pay for this? I'm going to go in debt like 100%," said Davis-Woodhall, who won a silver medal at the 2023 world championships in Budapest. "It's not a sustainable thing to do at all." "It's about time," said Olympic 200 metres silver medallist Kenny Bednarek. "You have athletes that work their butt off, blood, sweat and tears every single day, every single year. And, you know, some compensation is needed for them."
"We need more resources to get into the hands of athletes, so that they have both the ability to sustain themselves from a just day-to-day lifestyle perspective, but then also continue to invest in their training."
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