Toyota and TDK will offer $100k USD for a World Record in Moscow, by Alfons Juck, EME News MOSCOW (RUS): With the 14th edition of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow set to burst out of the blocks on Saturday 10 August for nine days of scintillating competition, the athletes are fine tuning their final preparations for the premier athletics event of the year. Once again, the IAAF is proud to present its World Record Programme at the Moscow World Championships where athletes achieving a World Record will be eligible for a special World Record Award of US$ 100,000 offered by Toyota and TDK. The performance must be an improvement on the existing IAAF World Record. Performances which equal the existing IAAF World Record will not be eligible for a World Record Award. In the prize money IAAF offers 7 194 000 USD. Individual event winners will get 60 000 USD (until 4000 for 8th place) and relay winning team 80 000 USD (until 4000 USD for the 8th place).
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 23:43:01 +0000
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