MOSCOW, April 28, Andrey Simonenko. Winner and medalist of the world championships in running in the 110 meters hurdles, Russian athlete Sergey Shubenkov called the information about the prize money for the stages of the Russian athletics series positive news, noting that «they give — they don't take.» On March 1, against the background of the events in Ukraine, Russian athletes were suspended from participation in international tournaments, in including in the main commercial series — the Diamond League. The leadership of the All-Russian Federation of Athletics (VFLA) announced the preparation of a series of domestic athletics tournaments «Queen of Sports», it will be held until August. On Thursday, the acting president of the VFLA, Irina Privalova, announced that it is planned to pay prize money in the amount of 50 thousand rubles for winning the stages of the series. «For me, the news about prize money for national starts is more good than bad. Of course, we have prize money, but in these competitions are called an analogue of the Diamond League, of course, we look high, we need to strive, and the news that in the absence of international prospects they will pay is positive. they don’t take away, so you can run,» Shubenkov said. This year the Diamond League consists of 14 stages, the prize money for winning each of them is 10 thousand dollars, in the final of the series — 30 thousand dollars.
