$50K US bonus to Olympic champions is a good 1st step in increasing track and field's profile

World Athletics announced it would pay a $50,000 U.S. bonus to gold medallists at this summer’s Olympics in Paris. The move will cost $2.4 million — about what an NBA team pays the fifth guy off the bench, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.

$50K US bonus to Olympic champions is a good 1st step in increasing track and field's profile
Man in suit looks on.

World Athletics announced it would pay a $50,000 U.S. bonus to gold medallists at this summer’s Olympics in Paris. The move will cost $2.4 million — about what an NBA team pays the fifth guy off the bench, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.