The prize-money breakdown for the Hy-Vee ITU World Cup in Des Moines, IA just came out (here). The fact that it pays prize-money to the top 50 athletes (!) and the winners get $200,000 represent an enormous step forward in consolidating triathlon as a true professional sport.
In comparison, the "Ironman World Championships" pays $110,000 to the winners, and 10-deep. As for the "70.3 World Championships", they pay $20,000 for the winners and only 5-deep...
What's "real triathlon" again?
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So money is what defines a "real sport"?
Money defines a real PROFESSIONAL sport. That was the context of the post.
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