Nairobi, Kenya - A sum of US$ 280,000 in prize money will be paid by the IAAF for the two senior races at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland, 30 March, the world athletics governing body said in a news dispatch Saturday.

A US$ 30,000 prize is available for each individual winner of the men's and women's senior races with the amount filtering down to the sixth position where the reward is US$ 3,000 per athlete. In total US$ 140,000 is on offer as individual prizes.

In terms of the team contest in both senior events, there is another prize pool of US$ 140,000.

This is distributed with US$ 20,000 going to the first team home in each race, descending to sixth place where the pay out is US$ 4,000.

Prize Money in US dollars – senior men's and women's races (individual): 1. 30,000 2. 15,000 3. 10,000 4. 7,000 5. 5,000 6. 3,000