Not bad pay. USD 150,000 for Boston marathon winner

$150,000: Prize money for both the men’s and women’s winners of the 2018 Boston Marathon. Second place gets $75,000.
Sports pays better than many other professions. Shida tu ni you have to be very good at it between ages 17 - 27
I really hope that brother doesn’t have to pay taxes to KRA since he will pay taxes za USA

Unatusumbua tukiona Aubameyang

Eliud Kipchoge is over 40. Tergat and Gabreselassie broke the marathon records when they were in their sunset years of almost 40

KRA will be with him hapa kwa hapa.
On sports, i have seen many becoming delusional after failing to make it.

What are the chances of getting freshly sponsored/ becoming a sports person at that age ?

Long distance runners tend to peak later than the short distance runners.

You missed the memo on Tiger Woods, 43.

Sports is like acting, music etc. Those people earn well. But don’t dream that you can easily replicate their success. They earn well because they do what 99% of the population can’t. That’s why they get the big bucks. Very few people make it to become professional athletes. In sports, you just don’t choose the career, the career chooses you too based on factors beyond your control e.g talent and genetics.

They earn well when work, scripts, hits are coming in/ available. Once that stops coming, or injury occurs, you’re done.
It’s the reason for that BIG payout.

And they better invest that money well earlier ama wajue hawajui

Issa cruel world in sports and entertainment. You are as good as your last hit (win).

How much do their managers/agents take from these payouts?

50% plus.

what? that should be unfair, I mean the athlete does the hard work. Was hoping kitu 20% tops

The athletes are usually from training academies who front their training and coaching costs. So its not the usually athlete/agent agreement.

10-15% tops. But lazima walipe Uncle Sam ushuru.

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Did you just call my years ‘sunset’?
Shait.

‘Official’ age yake ni 34-35 years. Miaka imechapwa remix.

I doubt they revised his age. That’s his real age 34. Although he does looks 47. There’s no way a 40+ year old would perform like he does. Right now performing at GOAT level.

alexis sanchez and mesut ozil are laughing at this, they collectively made around 1BILLION for sitting on the bench in the last 1 year