The change in the London Marathon means that the winners will receive $55,000, the second will receive $30,000 and the third will receive $22,500.
The organizers of the Marathon of London They significantly increased the global allocation of the wheelchair category to establish parity in prizes with athletes without motor disabilities, they announced this Thursday, in an equal measure that will require the largest budget in its history for the mother event of athletics in the British capital.
Starting with the 2024 edition, scheduled for Sunday, April 21, the British capital will host “the first marathon to offer identical prizes to wheelchair athletes and able-bodied athletes,” announced TCS, the race organizer. The overall endowment of London Marathon for the wheelchair category it was increased from $54,500 (50,200 euros) to $308,000 (287,700 euros), he said. Each winner in the different categories will receive $55,000. The second will pocket 30,000 and the third 22,500.
London positions itself as an egalitarian beacon
The race for people in wheelchairs was included for the first time in the Marathon of London in 1983, two years after creation. The announcement of the parity of allocations introduced in London It is “a huge reference” for competitions for the disabled, which could inspire “other races and sports organizations,” celebrated the British David Weireight-time wheelchair champion in the British capital.
“It is often said that sport is a mirror of society, but it can also be the starting point of a much more important change, and that is what the Marathon London here,” commented the Australian Madison Rozariolast champion in the female wheelchair category.
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