World Athletics

Amusan, Brume, five other Nigerian athletes chase $50,000 payday in Paris

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Amusan, Brume, five other Nigerian athletes chase ,000 payday in Paris

Nigerian athletes like Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume have an extra incentive to chase gold at the Paris Olympics: a $50,000 prize for gold medal winners. This historic decision by World Athletics means that Olympic champions will now be awarded prize money directly for their accomplishments. World Athletics, on Wednesday, revealed a prize of $50,000 … Read more

Semenya slammed for funding plea

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Semenya slammed for funding plea

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya has been criticised for her plea for financial assistance in her ongoing legal fight against World Athletics regulations for athletes with “differences of sex development (DSD).” This comes after the 33-year-old and her legal team met in Sandton, Johannesburg on Friday, 10 February. ALSO READ: PI hired to track down ex-Bafana Bafana … Read more