Goodwill Games

08/26/2001

Athletes Enroute To Games

Queensland Premier Peter Beattie today joined Games organisers to announce the line up of athletes and countries confirmed to compete at the 2001 Goodwill Games, together with the prize money for each sport.

Representatives of the 1300 athletes who will compete in Brisbane at the prestigious event have already begun to flood in to the city, with the Australian and US swim teams, Russian gymnasts and Spanish surf lifesaving team among recent arrivals.

The stellar lineup of athletes from 70 countries will compete for a total of $5,156,000 (USD) in prize money spread across 14 action-packed sports. (For a full list of athletes and countries please see the following pages). Additional athlete names will be added to the list prior to the start of competition, bringing the total number of competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games to nearly 1300.

2001 Goodwill Games Chief Executive Campbell Rose said the event was shaping up to be the sporting highlight of the year.

"In just three days time Brisbane will play host to the greatest collection of athletes that has ever visited Queensland," Mr Rose said.

"With athletes now arriving on a daily basis, I can only imagine the sporting fever that is going to grip the city over the next two weeks.

"The Goodwill Games will be a sporting spectacular unequalled in the Queensland's history and the great news is people still have a chance to be part of it, with quality seats still available at most sports."

The massive prize purse for the 2001 Goodwill Games features the following individual prize purses:

· Athletics: $2,375,00 (USD) and also offers additional bonuses for world records set ($100,000 USD), 2001 world best time/mark ($7,500 USD), national record (5,000 USD), Goodwill Games record (2,000 USD) and personal best (1,000 USD).

· Basketball: $365,000 (USD) with $100,000 (USD) going to the first place team.

· Beach Volleyball: $300,000 (USD);

· Boxing: $156,000 (USD).

· Cycling: $90,000 (USD);

· Diving: $137,000 (USD);

· Figure skating: $600,000 (USD);

· Gymnastics: $241,000 (USD);

· Rhythmic gymnastics: $28,000 (USD) prize purse;

· Surf Lifesaving: $55,000 (USD);

· Swimming: $508,00 (USD) as well as world records bonuses and incentives. A $50,000 world record bonus will be offered, in addition to all-time best incentive prizes, national records bonuses and goodwill games' record bonuses

· Trampoline: $17,000 (USD);

· Triathlon: $200,000 (USD);

· Weightlifting: $84,000 (USD)

Media information:
Julianna Poli, 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane
Ph: 07 3233 2159 (direct) / Mobile: 0405 148 307

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