# Part 9: Prizes and Awards (World Triathlon Competition Rules)

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Equal prize money for women and men, podium medals, and how medals, prize money and points are shared in combined races and continental events.

## 9.91 Prizes and Awards

Prize money, podium medals, combined races and continental events.

### Test 1: Prize money and medals

- Prize money is shared equally between men and women in both amount and depth, following the breakdown in Appendix H. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.1 a (i) (Prizes and Awards))
- The World Triathlon Prize Money Percentage Breakdown is in Appendix H. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.1 a (i) (Prizes and Awards))
- Depth is how far down the results money is paid, and it must be the same for women and men. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.1 a (i) (Prizes and Awards))
- Prize money is paid regardless of the points cut-off percentage time of the winner. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.1 a (ii) (Prizes and Awards))
- First, second and third receive official podium medals: gold, silver and bronze. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.2 a (Prizes and Awards))
- Teams may also receive a medal and/or trophy for the top three positions. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.2 b (Prizes and Awards))
- Athletes or team members placing second receive the official silver podium medal. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.2 a (Prizes and Awards))
- The medal metals follow the podium from the top step down. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.2 a (Prizes and Awards))
- The breakdown is fixed in Appendix H, and after the race men and women are paid equally in amount and depth. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.1 a (Prizes and Awards))
- Prize money must be the same for women and men, in amount and in depth. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.1 a (i) (Prizes and Awards))

### Test 2: Combined races and continental events

- Elite awards go to all athletes; U23 awards go to the U23 athletes. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 a (Prizes and Awards))
- Prize money and points go by the overall result when elite and U23 race together. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 a (Prizes and Awards))
- With U23 and junior together, U23 awards go to U23 athletes and junior awards to juniors. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 a (Prizes and Awards))
- Medals go to athletes from the continent; prize money is open to all. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 a (Prizes and Awards))
- At continental championships with visiting athletes, all are eligible for prize money. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 a-b (Prizes and Awards))
- Following the Continental Confederation's approval, they may take part when the race is not full with host-continent athletes. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 b (Prizes and Awards))
- At Continental Cups medals, prize money and World Triathlon points go overall, but continental points only to athletes from the continent. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 a (Prizes and Awards))
- Elite medals are open to every athlete in the race whatever their age, U23 medals only to U23 athletes, and junior medals to juniors, who are younger still. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 a (Prizes and Awards))
- The rule first requires the Continental Confederation's approval, then that the race is not already full with home athletes; the visitor can then race and win prize money, though medals go to the home continent's athletes. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 b (Prizes and Awards))
- Elite medals go to all athletes by overall place, so a U23 athlete placed second overall takes elite silver too. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 9.3 a (Prizes and Awards))

Sources: World Triathlon Competition Rules, January 2025, Part 9 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the rules, not reproduced)

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