‘For a healthier, fairer sport and an even closer race next time, the gold medallists are arguably the last ones who should be rewarded. How about the winners earning a place on a commission to decide together how that chunk of money from the federation that belongs to the athletes should be spent?’
Cath Bishop, author of The Long Win, contributed the article ‘Coe’s $50,000 prize money move for athletes will damage the Olympics’ to The Guardian.
Coe’s $50,000 prize money move for athletes will damage the Olympics | Cath Bishop
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