Summary:
The All England lawn tennis and croquet club have increased the total Wimbledon prize fund up to 6.4% to 14.6million pounds. Now, the Wimbledon singles winners will win a record of 1.1million pounds in 2011. The chairman of the All England club, Philip Brook, argues that leading international sport events like Wimbledon need to offer suitable rewards for the high quality performances of the athletes. The competitive top sport world is all about the quality of the players and Wimbledon has to offer something for the box-office appeal they bring to the event.
Comment:
I think it’s pretty outrageous that they think it’s necessary to increase the prize money in order to appeal. An event like Wimbledon has a big enough name and reputation to keep the appeal. Besides that, there are other reasons to get more appeal than to simply increase the prize money. I like tennis, and I’m a big fan of many of the athletes that come to Wimbledon, but I feel like they don’t need such a high reward. I think it’s a better way if instead of just giving them money, which will go to their sponsors, coaches and so on, is that there will come some sort of arrangement that will take care of successful athletes and satisfy their needs, so clubs like the All England Club can spend their money on other, more useful things.
I totally agree with you. Why increazing the prize money, as if they don't have enough. And I suppose it's appealing enough... By the way, where's the money coming from?
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