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USA Track & Field - News - USATF to increase prize money for USA Outdoor Championships by more than $300,000 ©US Track & Field
USA Track & Field – News – USATF to increase prize money for USA Outdoor Championships by more than $300,000
USA Track & Field announced Tuesday a $303,000 increase in prize money to be awarded at its 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
The increase for this year’s USA Outdoor Championships, which are scheduled for June 20-23 in Des Moines, Iowa, marks a significant increase from past outdoor championships and Olympic Trials.
It includes an increase of $7,500 in earnings per event and an additional $3,000 for event champions.
Overall, the increase marks a 59 percent increase in prize money over previous years.
Below is a chart that summarizes the increase in prize money as it relates to past USA Outdoor Championships and Olympic Trials.
| USA Outdoor Championships | ||
| Place | 1998-2012 | 2013 |
| 1st | $4,000 | $7,000 |
| 2nd | $3,000 | $5,000 |
| 3rd | $2,000 | $3,000 |
| 4th | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| 5th | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6th | $500 | $500 |
| 7th | $500 | $500 |
| 8th | $500 | $500 |
| Total per event | $12,000 | $19,5000 |
| TOTAL | $516,000 | $819,000 |
| Overall increase | $303,000 | |
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