![]() ![]() You could have a bad year, injuries and stuff, so I used it as a kind of a backup. ![]() Prize money was something that I would save up. ![]() Like race walking, Olsen's event rarely attracts big endorsements, making prize money all the more important. However, Mikhnevich is banned for life for two doping offenses, so has nothing to gain from paying back over $100,000 in prize money. (Gero Breloer / AP)ĭenmark's Joachim Olsen told the AP he was still owed $10,000 from the 2006 world indoor championships, when he originally won bronze in shot put but was upgraded to silver when Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus failed a retest. 'This is not only about doping abuse in Russia, this is about corruption in the IAAF', said Trond Nymark, who finished second to Sergey Kirdyapkin at the 2009 world championship but was later upgraded to gold. 21, 2009 photo, Norway's Trond Nymark reacts as he crosses the finish line to win silver at the Men's 50km Race Walk during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |