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Calacus Monthly Hit & Miss – World Athletics and Sebastian Coe

Every month we look at the best and worst communicators in the sports world from the last few weeks.

WORLD ATHLETICS & SEBASTIAN COE

The Olympic Games is considered to be the pinnacle of sporting achievement for most sports.

The opportunity, every four years, to represent your country and compete against the world’s best underlines the importance of Pierre de Coubertin’s vision for the modern Games.

De Coubertin was committed to Olympic athletes being amateurs, with professionalism considered a risk to sport’s integrity.

There have been reports that athletics and cycling events provided cash prizes as far back as 1900, with Britain’s Edgar Bredin receiving 250 francs for his victory in the 100m.

Conversely, in 1912, Jim Thorpe was stripped of his track and field medals for taking money for expenses when playing baseball.

It would be a further 60 years before the strict rules on amateurism were relaxed, due in no small part to athletes in the Communist Eastern bloc bypassing the rules through their state-controlled ‘employment’ while training for sport full-time.

By the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, when Team USA fielded NBA all stars that swept to gold in the basketball, any hint at amateurism was over.

Athletes could secure lucrative sponsorships and endorsement deals, with national governing bodies providing financial assistance where they could, with 60% of National Olympic Committees giving bonuses to their athletes too.

But unlike other sporting competitions, the Olympic Games remained free of prize money until World Athletics made their surprise announcement in early April.

Starting at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer, gold medallists in 48 athletic events will walk away with US$50,000 in prize money, with the rewards being extended to podium medallists from Los Angeles 2028 onwards.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said: “The introduction of prize money for Olympic gold medallists is a pivotal moment for World Athletics and the sport of athletics as a whole, underscoring our commitment to empowering the athletes and recognising the critical role they play in the success of any Olympic Games.

“This is the continuation of a journey we started back in 2015, which sees all the money World Athletics receives from the International Olympic Committee for the Olympic Games go directly back into our sport.

“We started with the Olympic dividend payments to our Member Federations, which saw us distribute an extra US$5m a year on top of existing grants aimed at athletics growth projects, and we are now in a position to also fund gold medal performances for athletes in Paris, with a commitment to reward all three medallists at the LA28 Olympic Games.

“While it is impossible to put a marketable value on winning an Olympic medal, or on the commitment and focus it takes to even represent your country at an Olympic Games, I think it is important we start somewhere and make sure some of the revenues generated by our athletes at the Olympic Games are directly returned to those who make the Games the global spectacle that it is.”

Sport is nothing without its athletes, so rewarding them financially, when some are not attracting huge sponsorships and endorsement deals, could be seen as a positive step.

But when making such a momentous announcement in the history of the Olympic Games, World Athletics made a basic error which they could and should have avoided: they had not discussed or even informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) or other stakeholders ahead of making their statement.

“The one thing the International Olympic Committee has consistently recognised – and they’re right to – is the primacy of international federations to fashion their own futures,” explained Coe.

“I don’t believe this is remotely at variance with the concept that the International Olympic Committee often talks about, which is recognising the efforts that our competitors make.

“I am hoping the IOC would share in this principle, given their avowed commitment to make sure that revenues raised through the Olympic Movement find their way back onto the front line. I think they make the point that 80 or 90 per cent of that goes back.”

The IOC made a statement of its own, explaining how it spends the $7.6bn it made between 2017 and 2021 in revenues from the Olympic Games.

It has also provided training grants of up to $1500 through an IOC division called Solidarity, awarding over 1800 grants worldwide on an original budget of $32 million ahead of the Tokyo Games.

It said: “The IOC redistributes 90% of all its income, in particular to the National Olympic Committees and International Federations. This means that, every day, the equivalent of $4.2m goes to help athletes and sports organisations at all levels around the world. It is up to each IF and NOC to determine how to best serve their athletes and the global development of their sport.”

That is where some of the problems lie – track and field is one of the highlights of the Olympic Games, but if other sports cannot afford to match the prize money, it could create conflict between the haves and the have nots.

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) voiced their concern about the process as well as the context of the announcement.

The stated: “ASOIF was neither informed nor consulted in advance of the announcement, which was made one day after the ASOIF General Assembly and during SportAccord. As a matter of principle, ASOIF respects and defends the autonomy of each and every member federation. However, when a decision of one IF has a direct impact on the collective interests of the Summer Olympic IFs, it is important and fair to discuss the matter at stake with the other federations in advance. This is precisely why ASOIF was created more than 40 years ago, with the mission to unite, promote and support its members, while advocating for their common interests and goals.

“ASOIF has historically taken a close interest in the general issue of athlete compensation, particularly within the context of Olympic Agenda 2020 and vis a vis the professional leagues since 2014.

“During the last days, ASOIF’s membership has expressed several concerns about World Athletics’ announcement. First, for many, this move undermines the values of Olympism and the uniqueness of the Games. One cannot and should not put a price on an Olympic gold medal and, in many cases, Olympic medallists indirectly benefit from commercial endorsements. This disregards the less privileged athletes lower down the final standings.

“Second, not all sports could or should replicate this move, even if they wanted to. Paying prize money in a multi-sport environment goes against the principle of solidarity, reinforces a different set of values across the sports and opens up many questions.

“If the Olympic Games are considered as the pinnacle of each sport, then the prize money should be comparable to, and commensurate with, the prizes given in the respective top competitions of each sport. This is technically and financially unfeasible.

“Furthermore, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the owner and primary rights holder of the Olympic Games. IFs establish and enforce the competition rules at the Games.

“ASOIF fully agrees that athletes are at the centre of the Olympic Movement, and play a critical role in the success of any Olympic Games. However, it appears that World Athletics’ latest initiative opens rather than solves a number of complex issues.

“ASOIF will raise these concerns with World Athletics and will continue to promote dialogue amongst its members and the IOC. Unity and solidarity among ASOIF’s membership will remain crucial to ensure a healthy future of sports governance and the Olympic Movement at large.”

That was a fairly damning response to the news.

The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) released a statement following consultation with athlete representatives.

“Some athlete representatives expressed concerns about the fairness of the proposal, which would result in only gold medallists from one sport being rewarded for their achievements. Concerns were also raised on the issue of clean sport, as by increasing the incentive to win even more, athletes may be at risk of betting, manipulation or pressure to turn to doping," the organisation said.

"Athletes' representatives welcomed the idea of rewarding athletes for their efforts and achievements as elite athletes, but this should not be at the expense of the solidarity model that supports and develops athletes at all levels of sport."

Coe was Chair of the British Olympic Association until 2016, but its current chief executive, Andy Anson, criticised the announcement.

"What wasn't great about the announcement last week is when one sport goes off and does something on their own, doesn't include the sports, doesn't include the IOC, doesn't include the National Olympic Committees," Anson told Sky News.

"They create a problem because now other sports are clearly going to get some scrutiny or even pressure from athletes saying, 'Well what about us? How can this sport do it and not others?'.

"I don't think it's particularly appropriate or helpful for one sport just to announce that. We've got to look at it holistically and make sure that we don't create a two tier system.”

Head of World Rowing, Jean-Christophe Rolland, was concerned about the lack of consultation before World Athletics made their announcement and commented: “I fully respect the WA decision as long it concerns athletes from their sport but at the Olympic Games it is not about your sport but all sports.

"I would appreciate if we had the discussion between us. This decision impacts not only athletes. It has other implications."

There were some supporters when the news broke, though.

Team GB’s most decorated Olympic swimmer. Duncan Scott, is all in favour of payments for Olympic medals.

He said: “I definitely think it would be welcomed within swimming. It's taxing so much on the body in terms of 20-plus hours a week in the pool and so many gym sessions. It can be really tough being a swimmer in GB but Aquatics GB seem like they're wanting to move it in a positive direction."

Coe is a seasoned politician, having become a Lord after a spell as a Member of Parliament in Britain and helping London win the 2012 Olympic Games before his positions in sports administration.

Putting the athletes at the heart of his strategy appears admirable, and he explained that not all elite athletes are thriving, with their finances often “precarious.”

To make such an aggressive move, without collaborating with the IOC and other stakeholders, might appear naïve and foolhardy but equally could be a shot across the bows amid speculation that he wants to become the next IOC President.

Rather than adhering to the status quo, Coe has proved himself to be an alternative, positioning himself firmly against Russian athletes competing at the Olympic Games as neutrals.

And the prize money issue comes ahead of the Friendship Games, to be held in Russia in September, offering $100m in total prize money and run by Umar Kremlev, head of the International Boxing Association which has been excluded from running Olympic boxing due to governance issues.

The first Friendship Games is expected to attract up to 6,000 athletes from more than 70 nations amid the backdrop of its invasion of Ukraine and punishments for state-sponsored doping.

When launched, the IOC issued a powerful communique which it accused of being a “cynical attempt by the Russian Federation to politicize sport,” noting a “disrespect for the athletes and the integrity of sports competitions.

“The commission even sees the risk of athletes being forced by their governments into participating in such a fully politicized sports event, thereby being exploited as part of a political propaganda campaign.”

With such significant prize money available, despite a lack of sports governance recognition, the Friendship Games represent a real threat to the IOC.

Could the World Athletics announcement be the start of more serious discussions to award all Olympic victors a cash prize, even if it costs up to $100m each Games? And would that see off the threat the Friendship Games poses?

Or should competing for glory be reward enough when the value of winning Olympic gold is so immeasurable?

Coe thinks not and said: “This fits very much with a contemporary template that we should do everything we can to recognise the performance and primacy of athletes.

“As a president who was a double Olympic champion, the largest part of my life has been involved with the Olympic movement. The world has changed. I don’t believe this is at variance with any deeply held philosophical commitment to the Olympic movement which, as a sport, we clearly have.

“It is important we start somewhere and make sure some of the revenues generated by our athletes … are directly returned to those who make the Games the global spectacle that it is. And as we grow as a sport I want to increase that pot.

“I have to accept the world has changed. If you had asked me that question 30 or 40 years ago,” whether paying athletes for winning was in line with what Scott called the Olympic ‘ethos, I might have given you a different answer.”

The key learning here is to ensure collaboration and discussion with stakeholders to gain support and understanding.

By blindsiding the IOC, ASOIF and other governing bodies, World Athletics very much set its stall out as a renegade, making a rogue decision regardless of the wider consequences for other sports federations and their athletes.

Coupled with the Friendship Games, the developments threaten the IOC’s authority just ahead of Paris 2024, which will no doubt serve as a reminder of the excellence and inspiration the Olympic Games continue to provide.

#ASOIF #World Athletics Championships #IAAF #Seb Coe #Sebastian Coe #ANOCA #IOC #International Olympic Committee #Thomas Bach #Friendship Games #World Rowing #Pierre de Coubertin #BOA #British Olympic Association #London 2012

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Veronica Campbell-Brown (born May 15, 1982) is a former Jamaican track and field sprinter, who competes in 100- and 200- meter races. She is one of only nine athletes to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior levels. Her personal best in the 100 meters (10.76) and 200 meters (21.74) ranks her among the all-time top ten in those events. She has earned a total of forty-six medals in her career (twenty-seven gold, sixteen silver, and three bronze).

Born in Clarke’s Town, Jamaica, she is one of nine children born to Cecil Campbell and Pamella Bailey.

In high school, she won gold and silver medals for the 100-meter sprint at the International Association of Athletics Federation World Youth Games in Bydgoszcz, Poland. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she won her first Olympic medal, claiming silver in the 4×100 relay.

She attended Barton County Community College and graduated from the University of Arkansas from which she graduated. She married her high school sweetheart, Omar Brown (2007), a fellow Jamaican sprinter and University of Arkansas alumnus.

She represented Jamaica at the 2004 Athens Olympics where she took bronze in the 100 meters, gold in the 200 meters, and gold in the 100-meter relay. At the 2005 IAAF World Championships, she won silver medals in the 100-meter and the 4×100-meter relay. Having won World Youth 100m (1999) and IAAF World Junior (2000) she became the first athlete to win the full offering of IAAF sprint titles.

The 2008 Beijing Olympics saw her being named the second woman in Olympic History to successfully defend her 200-meter title. Track and Field News selected her as the top 200-meter runner in the world, as well as the fourth best in the 100 meters. She was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

At the 2010 Doha World Indoor Championships she won gold in the 60 meters and silver in the 100 meters. She secured the 200-meter crown at the 2011 World Outdoor Championship, winning silver in the 100-meter sprint and 4x100m relays. At the 2012 London Olympics, she placed third in the 100-meter sprint and second in the 4×100 relays.

She is one of track and field’s most decorated female athletes. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Multi Sports: The Sporting Events Happening This Week!

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Usain Bolt desperate for impactful role in track and field

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt poses as he takes part in a lap of honor on the final day of the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 13, 2017. (Photo by Antonin THUILLIER / AFP) MEXICO CITY— Usain Bolt said he is desperate to play a role in reviving the sport that made him a global superstar but has experienced something of a decline since his retirement six years…

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How the Dibaba sisters from Ethiopia became the fastest family on earth

Ethiopian distance runner Tirunesh Dibaba made history at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when she became the first woman to win gold in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races. She defended her gold medal title in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the first woman to win the event at two consecutive Olympics.

She was inspired by a family of runners. In fact, she and her sisters have been amazing in the field of distance running. The Dibaba sisters — Tirunesh, Genzebe, Anna, and Melat — are the only siblings in recorded history to hold concurrent world records, and they are a fiercely competitive family from a humble background.

They were raised in a round mud hut in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, without electricity. Their parents were subsistence farmers who grew wheat, barley and teff. As a matter of fact, the Dibaba siblings are seven in all, and all of them run. Tirunesh, however, is the most decorated, having three Olympic gold medals. She had wanted to enroll in school but opted for the Corrections (Prisons Police) sports club.

At age 15, she debuted internationally on Ethiopia’s junior squad at the 2001 world cross-country championships, where she placed fifth. She continued with junior-level silver medals in cross-country and on the track in 2002. She won the world junior cross-country title in 2003, set a 5,000-metre junior world record and won gold in the 5,000 metres at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) world track and field championships, making her the youngest-ever world champion in her sport.

Her sister, Genzebe, is not doing badly in sports. Ejegayehu, who is their older sister, is also an Olympian who won silver from Athens. Their cousin, Derartu Tulu, was the first Black African woman to win Olympic gold in the 1992 games. She won another Olympic gold medal in Sydney in 2000.

“It’s not a stretch to say they are the world’s fastest family”, Ato Boldon, NBC’s track analyst, told Vogue in 2016. The sisters have remained a household name in Ethiopia, a country that has produced some of the world’s greatest runners, alongside Kenya.

The mother of the Dibaba sisters told Vogue that the siblings are successful thanks to the environment they were raised in, especially the ready supply of milk they get from the family cows. According to Vogue, author David Epstein has said that much of Ethiopia and Kenya lies in an altitude “sweet spot” high enough to cause physiological changes but not so high that the air is too thin for hard training.

The runners’ feat is also attributed to their diet — especially teff rich in iron and calcium — and their “small lightweight frame”. The Dibaba sisters have the body type good for sports, analysts say. Boldon said in 2016 that if one compares the sisters to a car, they would be a Ford Focus with a Ferrari engine.

The Dibabas are good at sports but they don’t really like watching sports. They prefer movies, especially Amharic films, said Tirunesh, who in 2008 married fellow track-and-field Olympic medalist Sileshi Sihine in a nationally televised wedding ceremony.

And just like other successful athletes, the Dibabas have invested their monies back into their communities. The sisters, alongside their in-laws, are real estate moguls owning several buildings in Addis Ababa. Still, the sisters continue to shine brightly in the sports world.

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Jydge ito advise caution

or only a truce? Bombshell text from William to Harry sparked an unexpected show of unity after Queen's death Queen chose Princess Anne to accompany funeral cortege on first leg of journey back to London - with Princess Royal also set to escort the coffin on a flight to the capital tomorrow However if the claims about the athlete are true, it is almost certain she would be barred from future competitions.Ĭould William and Harry be reunited once again? Palace to discuss plans which could place warring princes next to each other at Queen's funeral Officials initially said they would strip Caster of her gold medal if tests showed she was not entirely female.īut Mr Davies this week said that would not now happen. The runner breezed to victory in the women's 800 metres during her first major adult competition. Semenya's uncle, Lesiba Rammabi, said her relatives had been 'very humiliated' by the newspaper report and added that whatever the outcome of the medical examinations, her family would never accept she was not female.Ĭaster has been unable to compete in athletics since the scandal broke around her last month during the World Championships in Berlin. 'We just don't know what effect this information will have on her deep down. He said: 'These are insulting words that the media are using, but we are in the dark. Speaking to The Star, Chuene also pointed out that the reports from Australia were likely to have a psychological effect on Caster. 'So I really do not know where the Australia media got this latest one from.' 'They told us this week that the tests are inconclusive and they could not 'The IAAF has issued a statement that said the case will come before theĮxecutive council in November where it will be decided. We stand fully behind her as our athlete. He said: 'Our people will speak to Caster and ensure that she puts these rumours from her mind. Leonard Chuene, president of Athletics South Africa, said the organisation would advise the teenager to ignore all speculation until she had been officially informed of the results of the tests. God decided to make her that way and that can't be held against her.Ĭover star: A glamorous photo-shoot for Caster in South Africa's YOU magazine did little to calm the row She added: 'There is nothing wrong with being a hermaphrodite. Mrs Madikizela-Mandela said if the claims about Caster were true, then the runner was learning she was a hermaphrodite for the first time. 'It is not her fault and I do not understand how anyone can blame this child for a biological problem that is not of her making.' Speaking to the Star, she added: 'I think it is the responsibility of South Africa to rally behind this child and tell the rest of the world she remains the hero she is an no one will take that away from her. The poor innocent child is a victim of all of this and it is not of her making.' Mrs Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela, said: 'I am extremely hurt by what I am hearing. Yesterday African National Congress MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela called for the country to rally around their athlete. The treatment of Caster has become a political cause in her home country, where some have accused athletics bosses of racism. Support: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has called for South Africa to rally around the athlete

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allsports100 · 2 years

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What is the history of Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele, (conceived June 13, 1982, close to Bekoji, Ethiopia), Ethiopian marathon runner who won Olympic gold decorations in the 10,000 meters in 2004 and in both the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters in 2008. He later had outcome in the long distance race.On June 1, 2003, Bekele at long last kenenisa bekele net worth showed what he could do on a track, overcoming world record-holder Gebrselassie in the 10,000 meters at the IAAF Stupendous Prix in Hengelo, Netherlands. Sometime thereafter he won gold decorations at both the IAAF big showdowns (in the 10,000 meters) and at the IAAF World Games Last (in the 3,000 meters).

Bekele made his Olympic presentation in 2004 at the Athens Games, where he won the silver decoration in the 5,000 meters and the gold in the 10,000 meters. He won a second 10,000-meter big showdown in 2005, and in 2006 he won gold decorations in the 3,000 meters at the IAAF world indoor titles and in the 5,000 meters at the IAAF World Games Last. He again brought home the 10,000-meter big showdown in 2007, which he followed with two gold awards (in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters) at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. In 2009 he came out on top for his fourth sequential big showdown in the 10,000 meters, tying Gebrselassie's record.

Moreover, throughout the span of his significant distance predominance during the 2000s, Bekele broke the world record in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races various times. A progression of wounds restricted his cutthroat races in the years paving the way to the 2012 London Olympic Games, where he completed in fourth spot in the one occasion he qualified for, the 10,000-meters.Bekele later moved his concentration to the long distance race, and in 2014 he made his presentation in the occasion, winning the Paris Long distance race. He was restricted by wounds in 2015, yet the next year he won the Berlin Long distance race. He additionally was triumphant in that occasion in 2019.

In the same way as other of his comrades, Bekele respected Ethiopian Olympic gold award winning sprinters Haile Gebrselassie, Fatuma Roba, and Bekoji local Derartu Tulu, yet his most memorable athletic love was football (soccer). Bekele went to class through the 10th grade, and it was at school that he was acquainted with running. He completed fourth in his most memorable race, yet in 1998 he brought home a common crosscountry championship and put 6th in the Ethiopian junior titles. His prosperity prompted an encouragement to join the Mugher Concrete Plant group, instructed by Tolosa Kotu, then, at that point, the Ethiopian public long distance race mentor. Kenenisa Bekele is most popular for being one of the best distance sprinters ever. He as of now holds the world records for the 5000m and 10000m as well as the indoor 2000m, 2 mile, and 5000m.

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