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The 2024 Diamond League season came to a close last weekend after an exciting year in track and field.
The season started on April 20 in China and then went to several cities across the world, delivering historic and entertaining moments.
Faith Kipyegon, Faith Cherotich, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Beatrice Chebet were the stand-out athletes from Kenya.
The Diamond League is the most lucrative track and field circuit. Kenyan stars won six Diamond Trophies and pocketed thousands of dollars.
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Athletes who win their event in a meet get a cash prize of $10,000. The top eight in every discipline get a cash prize.
In the Diamond League final, the top eight are awarded a cash prize, and the winners take home a Diamond Trophy and $30,000.
Kipyegon bagged her fifth Diamond League crown, while Amos Serem, Cherotich, and Wanyonyi won their first Diamond League trophies. Here's how the top 5 highest-paid Kenyan athletes in the 2024 Diamond League season lineup.
Serem and the Kenyan team couldn't take down Soufiane El Bakkali at the Paris Olympics, but he defeated him in the Diamond League final last weekend. Serem competed in five events, and surprisingly, his only win came in the Brussels final. The 22-year-old earned $47,500 (Ksh6.12 million) in the Diamond League this season. He will be looking to end El Bakkali's dominance in the coming years.
Chebet won two of Kenya's four gold medals at the Paris Olympics. The 24-year-old competed in three Diamond League meets, including the final, and won them all. She shattered the 10,000m world record in Eugene in May, but the Diamond League does not hold 10,000m races.
Therefore, she won $50,000 (Ksh6.45 million) to conclude an incredible season.
Wanyonyi is only 20, but he's been around for the last few years. In 2024, he pipped Marco Arop to win gold in the men's 800m at the Paris Olympics and then outsprinted the Canadian again to win the Diamond League final in Brussels.
The world silver medallist competed in five Diamond League meetings, including the final. He won in Morocco and Brussels and finished second in France and Poland.
He earned $52,000 (Ksh6.7 million) in the 2024 Diamond League season.
Despite missing out on the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the world 800m champion had a great season. She participated in five Diamond League meetings, including the final, winning four and finishing second in the other meet, per World Athletics.
The 24-year-old will conclude her season at Athlos later this month, looking to be more cash and a win on the track. She will end the season with a second Diamond Trophy and an Olympic bronze medal.
In total, Moraa earned $66,000 (Ksh8.5 million) in the Diamond League this year.
The Kenyan superstar has had a historic season. She bagged her third straight Olympic gold medal and won a fifth Diamond League crown in the women's 1500m. Moreover, she broke her own world record in the distance, cementing her status as one of Kenya's greatest athletes.
Kipyegon competed in two Diamond League meets and the final in Brussels last weekend. Therefore, she pocketed $50,000 (Ksh6.45 million). Breaking a world record reportedly comes with a $50,000 bonus, so Kipyegon earned at least $100,000.
TUKO.co.ke earlier reported that Kipyegon won the women's 1500m final and set a new Olympic record in Paris.
The Kenyan superstar clocked 3:51.29 to break her own record she set in 2021 in Tokyo.
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