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‘It seems crazy’: Josh Kerr unhappy with world indoor athletics prize money

‘It seems crazy’: Josh Kerr unhappy with world indoor athletics prize money

  • 3,000m world indoor champion wants to see fresh investment
  • Gold medallists at championships in Glasgow earned $40,000

Josh Kerr has hit out at the lack of money in track and field, calling the $40,000 (£31,500) on offer to gold medallists at the World ­Athletics Indoor Championships “crazy” ­compared to other sports, and urged fresh investment – whether it is from Saudi Arabia or elsewhere.

The 26-year-old, who won the world 3,000m indoor title with a storming performance on Saturday, also made it clear he backed Michael Johnson’s recently announced plans to set up a new US-funded athletics league in 2025. Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold ­medallist, is said to have already raised ­millions in an attempt to revolutionise the sport with a TV-friendly team-based ­format, and last week joined forces with global sports marketing firm, Winners Alliance.

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