World Athletics’ cash for Paris Olympics medals creates problem, says BOA chief

World Athletics’ cash for Paris Olympics medals creates problem, says BOA chief

Andy Anson is latest to question ending 128-year traditionFrance sticks by River Seine opening ceremony plan

World Athletics has created a problem by announcing that gold medallists at the Paris Olympics will receive cash prizes, according to the head of the British Olympic Association.

Criticism has followed World Athletics president Sebastian Coe’s pledge to pay gold medal winners in Paris $50,000 (£40,119) with the BOA’s chief executive, Andy Anson, the latest to question the end of a 128-year tradition.

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