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Should record-setting athletes receive standardized bonuses across men’s and women’s teams?

Records are not standardized across sports, eras, or competition levels. A federation would spend more time litigating equivalence than rewarding excellence. U.S. Soccer's [pooled prize-money deal](https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2022-05-18/the-u-s-mens-and-womens-soccer-teams-will-be-paid-equally-under-a-new-deal) came through collective bargaining between two specific teams. That model is stronger than a universal rule imposed on every national program.