Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese during the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Kavarna, Bulgaria (© Getty Images)
A total prize purse of US$245,000 will be paid by the IAAF for the men's and women's races at the IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday 29 March 2014.
Prize money (all amounts are in US$)
Individual
1st - 30,000
2nd -15,000
3rd - 10,000
4th - 7000
5th - 5000
6th - 3000
Teams
1st - 15,000
2nd -12,000
3rd - 9000
4th - 7500
5th - 6000
6th - 3000
World record bonus
An athlete who surpasses a world record in Copenhagen will be awarded a US$50,000 bonus by the IAAF.
The current ratified world records are:
Men: Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 58:23, 21 March 2010, Lisbon
Women (single sex race): Lornah Kiplagat (NED) 1:06:25, 14 October 2007, Udine
NOTE: The payment of all prize money is dependent upon athletes undergoing and clearing the usual anti-doping procedures.
Timetable
Saturday 29 March (times are local: GMT + 1hour):
Women’s race: 12:30
Men’s race: 12:55
IAAF
