Stuttgart, Germany - A total prize purse of $3,020,000 will be paid by the IAAF at this weekends IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final, 13 - 14 September 2008 in Stuttgart, Germany for the following finishers in each of the 36 events:

(all amounts are in US$)

Place / Prize*

1st - 30,000
2nd - 20,000
3rd - 12,000
4th - 7000
5th - 5000
6th - 4000
7th - 3000
8th - 2000

Athletes competing in 1500m, 5000m, 3000m, 3000m Steeplechase who finish from 9th to 12th place will receive prize money of US $1000 each.

World Record Bonus

Any Athletes surpassing a World Record in the World Athletics Final will be awarded US $100,000.

IAAF


*All prizes and bonuses are dependent upon athletes undergoing and clearing the usual anti-doping procedures, in the case of a World record as part of the overall ratification of the performance.