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A 128-year tradition of not giving money for medals is set to be broken in Paris Thomas Bach criticised World Athletics for the move to give £39,000 for golds
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has criticised World Athletics for offering $50,000 (£39,000) to gold medallists at Paris 2024.
World Athletics president Lord Coe announced last month that his sport would break with a 128-year Olympic tradition by offering prize money to winners at this summer’s Games.
The total $2.4m (£1.9m) prize pot will come from the governing body’s share of the IOC’s broadcast revenue, which they are entitled to spend how they choose.
However, IOC head Bach has now issued his strongest rebuttal yet to World Athletics’ landmark plan -
