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Have you ever wondered how much athletes pocketed in Diamond League earnings? This article gives the top 20 earners, spearheaded by Shericka Jackson.
In a recent article released by nalathletics.com, Jamaica's Shericka Jackson tops the list of the highest earners in the Diamond League circuit for the year 2022.
Jackson and the other top earners had absolute domination in their events, where the other athletes were essentially competing for second.
According to the article, presumably many of the athletes at the top of the earnings table, particularly those in marquee events, made more money from appearance fees than from winning.
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16:32 - 13.05.2023
Video: Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates 40m to go and still runs Meeting Record at Kip Keino Classic
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Here's the top 20 list of Diamond League earners topped by Jackson with $99,500 competing in the 100m and 200m.
- Shericka Jackson - $99,500 (100m and 200m)
- Alison Dos Santos - $90,000 (men's 400m Hurdles)
- Femke Bol - $80,000 (women's 400m and 400m Hurdles)
- Yaroslava Mahuchikh - $77, 250 (women's high jump)
- Armand Duplantis - $76,000 (men's pole vault)
- Chase Ealey - $70,000 (women's shot put)
- Krisjan Ceh - $70,000 (men's Discus)
- Joe Kovacs - $66,000 (men's shot put)
- Miltiadis Tentoglu - $66,000 (men's long jump)
- Valarie Allman - $66,000 (women's Discus)
- Kirani James - $62,000 (men's 400m)
- Noah Lyles - $62,000 (men's 100m and 200m)
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen - $60,000 (men's 1500m)
- Marileidy Paulino - $60,000 (women's 400m)
- Soufiane El Bakkali - $60,000 (men's 3000m)
- Tobi Amusan - $58,000 (women's 100m Hurdles)
- Andy Diaz Hernandez - $56,000 (men's triple jump)
- Faith Kipyegon - $56,000 (women's 1500m)
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce - $56,000 (women's 100m)
- Nina Kennedy - $52,000 (women's pole vault)
The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics one-day meeting competitions.
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20:28 - 14.05.2023
Godson Brume: The emergence of Nigeria's new speed king following SEC 100m title
Godson Brume's success didn't just suddenly spring out, as he has consistently given the signs since the beginning of the season for anyone who cared to notice. His brilliant performances at the SEC Championships is just the beginning of the famous quote 'the underdog has become the top dog'.
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