Who says athletes only run for money?

[dl]

I challenge you to find what the prize money is for the Olympic Trials. Unless I'm blind, it's nowhere to be found...

There WILL be prize money. I just find it amusing that it's so irrelevant (or significant in the bigger picture of Olympic qualification) that it's not published anywhere yet, nor does anyone seem to care.

[shivfan]

Re: Who says athletes only run for money?

If athletes were only interested in money, they would be involved in other sports, such as tennis....

For example, Andy Murray, who can't win a Grand Slam title, apparently earns more money than Usain Bolt.

[shivfan]

Re: Who says athletes only run for money?

"Athletes from 11 different sports qualified for the top 100, including two cricket legends (Mahendra Singh Dhoni at No. 31 and Sachin Tendulkar at No. 78), as well as track star Usain Bolt, who ranks No. 63 with earnings of $20.3 million."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenha ... thletes/2/

[kuha]

Re: Who says athletes only run for money?

Rather ridiculous premise here. The issue of money at the OT is utterly beside the point. Rather like someone applying for a super-high-paying job to expect that they also get paid for the interview for that job. The job (the OG) is the point; the trials is simply a required step.

[guru]

Re: Who says athletes only run for money?

Not only that, they have to pay an entry fee to get in the meet...

[preston]

Re: Who says athletes only run for money?

Rather ridiculous premise here. The issue of money at the OT is utterly beside the point. Rather like someone applying for a super-high-paying job to expect that they also get paid for the interview for that job. The job (the OG) is the point; the trials is simply a required step.

Pretty sorry analogy. Last I checked, the job (the OG) didn't "pay" either.

[gibson]

Re: Who says athletes only run for money?

Rather ridiculous premise here. The issue of money at the OT is utterly beside the point. Rather like someone applying for a super-high-paying job to expect that they also get paid for the interview for that job. The job (the OG) is the point; the trials is simply a required step.

wrong. to some the trials are a world onto itself. + there are $$$ to be made.

i consider the trials to be a true OG of USA. the actual olympics are run by bullshit people with bullshit sponsors with bullshit contractors with bullshit coverage, and they give out fake medals (no solid gold in that medal my friend) as well.

DIATRIBE ALERT.
track athletes should considering walking from the OG in mass.
without track where would the OG games be?
with the correct leverage track could dictate terms, like being paid for great work done.
with broadcast rights in the billions i see no problem in allocating a few hundred mil to track and field. http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othe ... 60416.html
and of course i'd cut out 80% of the sports or move them to another place on the calendar and call them the B Olympics. all these crap sports blunt the focus on track, which of course i consider to be THE original sport = what people do for eons.

being an olympian for the ultra-competitive usa squad is a glorious honor first and will subsequently probably result in major sponsorship (for newbies),
i'd fire my agent if i was a USA Olympian and i did not get a major sponsorship.
in addition a top 3 in the trials justifies existing contracts and contributes toward the continuation of existing contracts.

[Bruce Kritzler]

Re: Who says athletes only run for money?

Not only that, they have to pay an entry fee to get in the meet...

Tell me that isn't true! How much? Do they really nickel & dime the athletes?
I know they have to pay for housing and food.

[ATK]

Re: Who says athletes only run for money?

Not only that, they have to pay an entry fee to get in the meet...

Tell me that isn't true! How much? Do they really nickel & dime the athletes?
I know they have to pay for housing and food.

Its like 30$ per entry.

[kuha]

Re: Who says athletes only run for money?

Rather ridiculous premise here. The issue of money at the OT is utterly beside the point. Rather like someone applying for a super-high-paying job to expect that they also get paid for the interview for that job. The job (the OG) is the point; the trials is simply a required step.

Pretty sorry analogy. Last I checked, the job (the OG) didn't "pay" either.

And you're being absurdly literal. Am I mistaken in assuming that the OG is the be-all-and-end-all of any athlete's career? And how much may a gold medal add to one's annual earnings? Or is it just like any other meet on the year's calendar?