World Cross prize purse set at $280,000 – European Athletics (EAA) – NEWS – 36th IAAF World Cross Country

This weekend Scotland's capital city will welcome the World's top Cross Country stars who will battle through the mud and hills that this country is so famous for, to claim the title of 36th IAAF World Cross Country Champion and a share of the IAAFs US$280,000 prize purse.

Each individual winner of the men's and women's senior races will be awarded US$30,000, with money filtering down to 6th position where the reward is US$3000 per athlete. In total US$140,000 is on offer as individual prizes.

In terms of the team contest in both senior events, there is another prize pool of US$140,000. This is distributed with US$20,000 going to the first team home in each race, descending to 6th place where the pay out is US$4000.

European Athletics (EAA) – NEWS