After just joining the horse, a friend who hasn't talked about for a long time left me a news story and was immediately amused: "African student's "Tao Life" in China: Monthly income can reach 20,000 yuan." He joked that you can be a sports agent. Recently, there have been a lot

Just finished the horse launch, a friend who hasn't talked about for a long time left me a news story and was immediately happy: "African student China's "Tao Life": Monthly income can reach 20,000 yuan." He joked that you can be a sports agent.

There are many controversial and negative news about marathons recently, and many media believe that marathons are in full swing. One of the reasons is that the marathon prizes are often millions, and the registration fee for each of the tens of thousands of people is as high as several hundred yuan. In fact, many of them are misunderstandings. It is not ruled out that there were some extreme cases of high bonuses in the past, but the China Athletics Association has regulations on this, the bonuses are capped, and there will be adjustments every year.

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prize Gold

is not as much as you want to send

In fact, the China Athletics Association has made specific regulations on the setting and distribution of marathon bonuses this year. In combination with the discussion opinions and new situations and new characteristics of the 2015 China Marathon Annual Meeting, the China Athletics Association updated and released a series of Chinese marathon management documents in June this year, including special documents on the setting and distribution of marathon bonuses.

Marathon event bonus settings stipulated by the China Athletics Association

In addition, the China Athletics Association has limited performance standards for individual championship bonuses. If the championship score does not meet the prescribed standards, the bonus will be reduced by 50%.

Other competitions held in combination with marathon or half marathon standard distances should not be set up in prize money for competitions. If there is a championship, the maximum bonus limit shall not exceed RMB 10,000.

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02

The champion

How much can you win depends on the results

According to the regulations of the China Athletics Association, the prize money for the above individual champions is limited to: the man running the full marathon within 2 hours, 09 minutes and 30 seconds; the woman running the full marathon within 2 hours, 26 minutes and 00 seconds; the man running the half marathon within 1 hour, 02 minutes and 00 seconds; the woman running the half marathon within 1 hour, 11 minutes and 00 seconds.

2016 full marathon championship bonus is US$45,000, the world record bonus reaches US$100,000, and a bonus of US$100,000 after breaking the horse record. The corresponding bonus will be set for the top 8. The horse-driving organizing committee stipulates that the score of the men's marathon champion must reach within 2:09:30, and the score of the women's marathon champion must reach within 2:26:00. If the championship score does not meet the above standards, the bonus will be reduced by 50%. The results of all award-winning athletes will be issued 10 days after the official website of the event is announced and confirmed that there is no stimulant problem.

Finally, Mokka from South Africa won the men's group championship in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 18 seconds, and the women's group championship was won by Ethiopian player Beckler , and her score was 2 hours, 26 minutes and 18 seconds. Both of them did not meet the competition rules, so they naturally couldn't get the prize of 45,000 US dollars.

2016 Xiamen Horse Organizing Committee stipulates that if the men's champion is within 2 hours and 9 minutes and the women's champion is within 2 hours and 27 minutes, you can get 40,000 US dollars. If it exceeds the price, you can get 25,000 US dollars. The final men's champion Vincent Chipruto scored 2 hours, 10 minutes and 18 seconds, missing 40,000 US dollars. The women's championship score was 2 hours, 24 minutes and 04 seconds, and he successfully won 40,000 US dollars.

2016 Beijing Marathon, the men's champion Gebray Ayenuu scored 2 hours 11 minutes 09 seconds, and the women's champion Biru Menditu scored 2 hours 25 minutes 56 seconds. North Malaysia 's requirement for men's championship is to run within 2 hours, 9 minutes and 00 seconds (excluding), and the meeting the standard is US$40,000, otherwise it will only be US$20,000. Obviously, Gebra Ayenuu can only get US$20,000. The North Malaysia’s requirement for the women’s championship is to run within 2:27:00 (excluding), while Biru Menditu successfully won a prize of 40,000 US dollars.

All competition rules will stipulate that all bonuses will be levied 20% personal income tax in accordance with the provisions of the Chinese Tax Law. In addition, there are requirements for stimulant testing.

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Premier champion

After the reduction of the bonus, there are fewer than the runner-up? After the launch of

, a saying suddenly spread that because the men's championship failed to meet the standards, they could only get a prize of 22,500 US dollars, but the result was that the runner-up was not as high as the $25,000 US dollars. Then, some people think that the race rules for the horse are written too weird.

Is this true?

If it is a joke, please make fun of it. It’s okay to be happy. If you take it seriously, it will be a little trouble. The 2016 horse racing schedule is written: The prize money for the full marathon championship is US$45,000. If the championship score does not meet the above standards, the bonus will be reduced by 50%. Indeed, champion Mokka’s pre-tax bonus was cut by halving to $22,500.

The bonus setting and issuance method of the China Athletics Association stipulates: If the championship score does not meet the performance standards, the bonus will be reduced by 50%. The prize money for the runner-up and third place should be lower than the championship bonus after the reduction. The specific score limit and the bonus reduction ratio shall be formulated at the discretion of each event. In other words, the runner-up man who was promoted to the horse would definitely not get $25,000, and it would have to be reduced according to the corresponding ratio, which would be lower than the $22,500 of the championship prize. The specific amount of the reduction should be decided by the organizing committee.

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6 Grand Slam

How much is the prize money for the event?

is now called the "Six Grand Slams". One of the most prominent features of the "Six Grand Slams" event is the high bonus.

According to the article "Why Berlin Marathon has the fastest track in the world" of Orange Light , the prize money situation of the "Six Grand Slams" is as follows:

The most attractive prize in the world is the Dubai Marathon. The champions of the men's and women's groups can receive a prize of $250,000, respectively, and an additional reward of $1 million if they break the world record.

Not only does the marathon organizing committee set up bonuses to attract experts, but some countries will also set up attractive bonuses to stimulate players for gold medals and records. Before this year's Rio Olympics, Japan introduced a high bonus policy.

For example, the policy announced by the Japan Track and Field Association is that if Japanese marathon players break Japan's national marathon record at the Rio Olympics, they can get a prize of 120 million yen; if they can win gold medals at the Rio Olympics, the athletes themselves and their coaches will receive 20 million yen and 6 million yen respectively. This prize amount has created the best in the history of the Japanese Olympic Games.

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World Marathon

Grand Slam champion $500,000

WMM (World Marathon Majors), which is the World Marathon Grand Slam, has established the world's top marathon tour since 2006, with one season spanning two years. It consists of six major city marathons held every year, as well as the biennial World Championships marathon and the quadrennial Olympic marathon. The top five in each game will receive finishing points, and the prize money for men and women's championships in each season is $500,000.

Since 2006, WMM's men and women's championships have been basically won by the Kenyans. This year's Berlin Marathon runner-up, Kipsan, won the points title in the 2014 season, and the 2015 season championship was Kipchoge .

Currently, it is found that the number one men's points this season is still Kenya's Kipchoger. He has won the London Marathon Championship and the Rio Olympic Marathon Championship in 2016, with 50 points. Berlin Marathon champion Beckeller ranked second in the standings with 34 points.

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Bonus Settings

should better serve the public players

back to China.In the past, there was indeed chaos in the setting and distribution of marathon bonuses. Some local governments do not lack money and spend a lot of money on marathon events. There are often two reasons for spending a lot of money. One is to attract high-level special invited players to participate in the competition, and stimulate the players to achieve good results under heavy rewards. The competition can improve the quality and value of the championship. The other is to invite foreign players and high standards to highlight the word "international" and apply for the "gold standard" level.

However, the result of blindly spending a lot of money is that the rich water flows into the pockets of African special players and their agents. Over the years, the value of domestic competitions has not been significantly improved, and many amateur players have indeed reduced their services and cut corners. Fortunately, the China Athletics Association has issued bonus settings and distribution regulations in recent years, promptly curbing the unhealthy trend of a group of local rich people who do not understand sports, are very happy with achievements, and are eager for quick success and instant benefits.

Nowadays, domestic competitions still have problems such as excessive bonuses and unreasonable settings. For example, half marathon, 10KM and other events, many events are really rich and willing to spend money. The result is that in large-scale all-Malaysia events, most of the players who have to sharpen their heads must also start at the front, causing chaos in the starting area. It’s okay to do this in the special half-marathon event and 10KM competition. High bonuses are also set in the whole Malaysian event, but the result can only be chaos. Many organizing committees do not have the ability and patience to strictly follow the competition rules and punish players who do not start in the designated areas, which leads to losses for honest people who abide by laws and regulations, and also leads to constant disputes and complaints, and the reputation of the competition is greatly reduced.

It can be said that many domestic events and organizers, namely local governments, have never thought of truly serving the masses. Their heavy prizes were ultimately for gold, and for political achievements, African special invitations were just a tool and a machine. A lot of bonuses, whether they come from sports funds or sponsors, never thought of spending on mass players. How many foreigners have the hundreds of so-called international events attracted to the venue for tours in a year? The people who came to support us are not the many domestic mass players! Which overseas media have reported on these events? What is our reputation outside? There are still so many bonuses taken away by domestic professional athletes, but over the years, the domestic marathon level has really gotten worse every year. Professional athletes are all concerned about grabbing bonuses and competing for profits with amateur players. They have forgotten their exact differences, right?

Some people believe that it is difficult for domestic events to attract high-level foreign athletes to participate, which is related to the low bonus settings. This view is not comprehensive and objective enough. The prize money for the launch this time is not low, and there are also many record-breaking awards. What's more, the China Athletics Association also stipulates that the relevant bonus setting standards and other regulations are dynamic, and the China Athletics Association will review and release it before the start of the season every year. This is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Moreover, the event organizing committee can also attract and stimulate high-level players through record-breaking awards and other settings.

In the final analysis, if domestic events want to truly attract high-level international athletes like the Berlin and London Marathons, they must first grasp their internal strength. For example, if we really make the gold mark event a gold mark level, we must reach the top domestic and first-class level in all aspects of event organization and management, service quality, track, etc.; for example, our domestic air quality must be very good, choose the right weather for the event date and leave a suitable schedule for athletes; for example, major domestic marathons are often rescheduled, and even the stable competition date cannot be fixed, and some are still allowed to do so in hot weather. To be honest, just for these things, the value of most events has nothing to do with the prize money. Even if you spend more US dollars than Dubai tycoons, people will not come.

Author: Ding Ding runner