2009 Golden Gala Roma
Rome, IT ⋅ Jul, 10 2009 | Coverage created by Ryan From Flotrack
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Flotrack coverage of the 2009 IAAF Golden League Golden Gala Rome.
Structure
The IAAF Golden League will consist of six meetings and the IAAF World Athletics Final.
Golden League Events
The ten Golden League Events 2008 are divided in two categories:Premium Events: 100m M – 1500m M – 400H M – 200M W – HJ W; Classic Events: 400 M - LJ M – JT M – 800m W – 100H W . In addition to these Golden League Events, each Golden League Meeting shall stage no less than five additional Events called Promotional Events, which shall not the same in all six meetings.
Prize Money
This is the minimum USD Prize Money to be paid by the Golden League Meetings:
|
|
Premium Events |
Classic Events |
Promotional Events |
|
1° |
16.000,00 |
8.000,00 |
4.000,00 |
|
2° |
12.000,00 |
6.000,00 |
3.000,00 |
|
3° |
9.000,00 |
4.500,00 |
2.250,00 |
|
4° |
6.000,00 |
3.000,00 |
1.500,00 |
|
5° |
4.000,00 |
2.000,00 |
1.000,00 |
|
6° |
3.000,00 |
1.000,00 |
800,00 |
|
7° |
2.000,00 |
800,00 |
600,00 |
|
8° |
1.000,00 |
600,00 |
500,00 |
For the middle distance races (1.500 and over) an allowance of 500,00 USD will be ensured to all athletes finishing in the positions 9-12.
Bonus
A bonus of 50.000,00 USD shall be awarded by the Organizers to any athlete breaking a World Record, once it is ratified by the IAAF, in any of the Golden League Events in a Golden League Meeting.
Jackpot
A Golden League Jackpot of 1.000.000,00 USD will be distributed evenly amongst the athletes who have won their respective events at the six GL meetings. If there is no athlete with 6 wins, a USD 500,000 jackpot will be distributed amongst the athletes with 5 wins in their respective events. There will be no carry over of any remaining Jackpot prize money. The athletes have to take part in the IAAF World Athletics Final to receive any share of the Jackpot.







































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