Athletics pays less than other sports. Michael Johnson wants to change that


Olympic champion Michael Johnson highlights the significant pay disparity in athletics compared to other sports, citing the absence of track stars in high-earning athlete rankings.
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“Track and field has failed to reach its potential for years,” says Michael Johnson, an American sprinter with four Olympic gold medals. A ranking of the 100 best-paid athletes in the world by Sportico, a trade publication, does not feature a single athletics star. Indeed, the journal estimates that the highest-profile track athlete, America’s Noah Lyles, may not have earned enough last year to make the top 1,000.

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