$50K US bonus to Olympic champions is a good 1st step in increasing track and field's profile
First, the good news: Olympic gold medals in track and field are now worth money, guaranteed.
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Asian Games Medallist Jyothi Yarraji To Train In Spain Ahead Of New Season, Olympics
Asian Games medallist sprinter Jyothi Yarraji's proposal to train in Tenrife, Spain ahead of the upcoming season and Paris Olympics was on Thursday cleared by the government. The 24-year-old, who won the silver medal in the 100m hurdles event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, will fly to Spain for 45 days, according to a statement by the Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC). The government will bear the cost of her airfare, boarding/ lodging cost, visa application fees, facility access cost, sports massage expenditure, local transportation cost and out-of-pocket allowance, among other expenditures.
Neeraj Chopra Challenges Himself, "Will Breach 90m Mark Before Paris Olympics"
Olympic gold-medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is aiming to breach the 90m mark before the Paris Olympics and says the way his preparations are going, it could happen anytime soon. Chopra's best throw in competition came during the 2022 Stockholm Diamond League, where he hurled the spear to a distance of 89.94m. While he has breached 90m in training, he has yet to match it in competition. The 26-year-old, who will be aiming to retain his Olympic gold in Paris, said on Thursday, "I will try to breach the 90m mark before that (Paris Olympics). Hopefully, it happens before Paris, everything is going on smoothly, so (people) might not have to wait till the Olympics, it might happen before that. The preparation is good."
Neeraj Chopra To Compete In Paavo Nurmi Games In Finland On June 18
Superstar Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete in the prestigious Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on June 18, where he will be up against 19-year-old sensation Max Dehning of Germany, the latest entrant in the 90m club, the organisers said. The 26-year-old Chopra, who will begin his season in the Doha Diamond League Meeting on May 10, had won a silver in the 2022 edition of the Paavo Nurmi Games with a throw of 89.30m -- his career second best -- while he pulled out of the event in 2023 as he was recovering from an injury then. Chopra has a personal best of 89.94m.
Veteran athlete wins double Masters silver, despite suffering fractured wrist
Veteran athlete Ramsay Sloss returned from the European Masters Indoor Championships in Poland last month with two silver medals and a British record – despite fracturing his wrist.
I was frozen out by Jose Mourinho at Manchester United and still don't know the real reason why
Bastian Schweinsteiger has admitted he has no hard feelings over the way he was treated by Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.
Northwestern To Play Home Games At Practice Facility For Next Two Seasons, Which Will Cause Problem For Fans
The Northwestern football team will be playing its home games not far from its practice facility for the next two seasons, due to renovations to its current stadium.
No More Excuses In March, John Calipari Has To Win Immediately At Arkansas With NIL And The Transfer Portal
John Calipari found himself at a crossroads at Kentucky. A relationship with his athletic director had soured and the way he had built teams for postseason runs had come to a screeching halt.