Between sponsorship and prize money, do you think pro triathletes get paid enough?

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Greg Bennett · Answer

Between sponsorship and prize money, do pro triathletes make enough money? Well, I think the very, very best in the world do. I think they get looked after very well from endorsements. And I think the prize money is there. If you're winning and winning often, and you're making a strong six figure, if not, potentially, a seven figure career, if you're the very best in the world. So yes, I think the pro triathletes do make a good living, if they are towards the very top, the pointy end of the sport.

Kyle Buckingham · Answer

Great question because there's a big debate about this and your sponsorships, you know, there is, you know, you do get paid from sponsorships and some races. Really do have great prize money, like the the new professional Triathlon organization that came out the last two three years have ready putting on huge raise Is with big prize. Posters, for example, the Canadian open is a million-dollar prize purse next weekend and it's around about three hours, three and a half hours of racing with his cone has probably the same amount of a prize purse and you know, you're Racing for eight hours but the the does seem to be a huge differential between the top athletes mid air fleets and the lower. Athletes which yeah there's no surprise to that but sponsorships are it's it's a lot harder these days just with the amount of athletes at all racing. Now in the level of competition is so high, there's a lot of youngsters coming up into the reins and you know, sponsors sponsors are looking at them which is rightfully so but yeah. Is, it is always kind of a struggle, but, you know, the topping athletes that do really well at races and they are really consistent, they seem to be doing a lot better. But yeah, I think that the pro, the prize money will increase over time, especially with, you know, professional Triathlon organization stepping stepping into the triathlon world. And yeah, they're huge. Help actually. And actually do throw bonuses out there at the end of the year to the top 100. So that's a massive health and a huge thanks to them for that.

Emma Pallant-Browne · Answer

I think the situation is getting a whole lot better and that's thanks to the PTO. I really do think a couple of years ago. It was. Yeah, I didn't even think Triathlon at most levels was a professional sport because often you could win a race in some places and just break even so the amount that you'd spend on a Car, hire a hotel and travel But yeah, that's changing kind of we now seeing proper prize money. Proper ranking systems from the PTO and I think that it is getting to be a professional sport and I'm really lucky from results, have started to grow some good sponsors. We're going to raise, you can make money from, but again it's not the, the mind-blowing things that I think the PTO are starting to talk. About in a starting to make into a really professional kind of living.

Laura Siddall · Answer

Great question. And one that we could debate for hours, you know, value of entertainment and return and things like Sport and that sponge in prize money, I think the top few percent get paid, very well or very well for our sport, I guess. Maybe not compared to other sports but I think for where we are at the moment in the development of our sport that the top those top few athletes do do very well out of it but I think there's a massive Gap. And the depth isn't there? So, yep, you can argue about the quality of athletes or, you know, maybe it's only the best that deserve to get paid but it makes it when I say it's only the best, it's literally like a tiny few percent. A couple handful of athletes that are getting getting paid. What I think we deserve or they deserve. And then there's a huge gap for the rest. I think prize money, has an increased over over the last few years for races, I will. Take out the PTO in that they've come on board with some races and put a huge prize, purses up, which is great and really exciting but still it focuses on the short course athlete. So again, it's not really helping the longer distance athletes at the moment. Yet, I, you know, our sport is great in one way because it's equal prize money, but I don't think that sponsorship and contracts is equal yet between male and female. And also, there's a massive disparity between again that sort of very one or R2 top Center of athletes and then a huge gap to everyone else, who are still top ranked in the world. But yeah, just not getting getting those deals or there's not the money in the sport. So, yeah, we're getting there. It's going to be slow, probably for the next few generations. And they're not for not for the ones that are there at the moment.

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Between sponsorship and prize money, do you think pro triathletes get paid enough?

Greg Bennett

Greg Bennett

Kyle Buckingham

Emma Pallant-Browne

Laura Siddall