Stuttgart GER - A total prize purse of $3,020,000 will be paid by the IAAF at this weekend’s 4th IAAF World Athletics Final, 9 -10 September 2006 in Stuttgart, Germany for the following finishers in each of the 36 events:

(all amounts are in US$)

Places / 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.

*dependant upon athletes undergoing and clearing the usual anti-doping procedures