Uganda welcomes World Athletics' move to reward Olympic champions

KAMPALA, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has welcomed a move by World Athletics to reward gold medal winners at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Earlier this week, World Athletics announced that each of the 48 athletics events at the Paris Olympics will see its gold medal winner earn 50,000 U.S. dollars. This landmark move signals the first time in the 128-year history of modern Olympics