Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis (Photo by European Athletics)
ROME, January 19, 2024 – For the first time ever, athletes will compete for performance bonuses at the European Athletics Championships with an overall pot of €500,000 available at Roma 2024 this summer, European Athletics announced on Thursday (18).
MORE PRESTIGE With both the Olympic Games and European Athletics Championships taking place on the continent this year, the innovation adds even more prestige to the latter event in what promises to be a historic summer for the sport.
Performance bonuses for Roma 2024 – which will be held between 7-12 June – were first agreed by the European Athletics Council in October, but European Athletics can now confirm both the amount and how the bonuses will be distributed.
Ten performance bonuses of €50,000 each will be allocated across five event areas with an even split between the male and female disciplines as follows ….
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