Athletics-Jamaican sprint star Bolt marvels at prize money on eve of inaugural Ultimate Championship田径——牙买加短跑明星博尔特在首届终极锦标赛前夕对奖金感到惊叹
BUDAPEST, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Had the World Athletics Ultimate Championship existed in his prime, Usain Bolt says he would have been first in line to compete, drawn not only by the chance to race the world's best but also by the richest prize pot in the sport's history.
Athletics - 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championships - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - September 10, 2026 Former runner Usain Bolt during a press conference ahead of the championship REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
BUDAPEST, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Had the World Athletics Ultimate Championship existed in his prime, Usain Bolt says he would have been first in line to compete, drawn not only by the chance to race the world's best but also by the richest prize pot in the sport's history.
"I was having a conversation with Asafa (former world record-holder Powell). We were actually talking about that same thing," Bolt said on Thursday. "We're like, 'jeez, we missed out with this cash prize.'"
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田径——2026年世界田径极限锦标赛——匈牙利布达佩斯国家田径中心——2026年9月10日 前田径运动员尤塞恩·博尔特在赛前新闻发布会上 路透社/伯纳黛特·萨博
布达佩斯，9 月 10 日（路透社）——尤塞恩·博尔特表示，如果世界田径终极锦标赛在他巅峰时期就已经存在，他会第一个报名参赛，吸引他的不仅是与世界顶尖选手同场竞技的机会，还有这项运动历史上最丰厚的奖金。
“我当时正和阿萨法（前世界纪录保持者鲍威尔）聊天。我们聊的正是这件事，”博尔特周四说。“我们当时就想，‘哎呀，我们错过了这笔奖金。’”
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