Chituru Ali prize money
Chituru Ali has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1034th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's 100 m, the best of them 3rd.
The Diamond League pays by finishing place and nothing else. A published card sets what first through eighth is worth, the same figure in every discipline at that meeting, and ninth pays nothing.
Every payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2025 | 100 m | 8th | $1,500 |
| Bauhausgalan 2024 | 100 m | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2022 | 100 m | 6th | $1,000 |
| All three | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,000 is three separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2022 to 2025, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | — | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $1,000 |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | — | Bauhausgalan | $3,500 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $1,500 |
season running total
2024 is the biggest of them, $3,500 from one start. No Diamond League meeting paid Chituru Ali in 2023, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $6,000.
Around Chituru Ali on the money list
Ranks 1014 to 1054
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1014 | Su Bingtian | Men's 100 m | — | $6,500 |
| 1015 | Takatoshi Abe | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $6,500 |
| 1016 | Thomas Gogois | Men's triple jump | — | $6,500 |
| 1017 | Andrea Dallavalle | Men's triple jump | — | $6,250 |
| 1018 | Andrew Coscoran | two disciplines | — | $6,250 |
| 1019 | Elisa Molinarolo | Women's pole vault | — | $6,250 |
| 1020 | Gina Bass | two disciplines | — | $6,250 |
| 1021 | Imani-Lara Lansiquot | Women's 100 m | — | $6,250 |
| 1022 | Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $6,250 |
| 1023 | Nnenya Hailey | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $6,250 |
| 1024 | Yancarlos Martínez | Men's 200 m | — | $6,250 |
| 1025 | Abdalelah Haroun | Men's 400 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1026 | Abigail Irozuru | Women's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1027 | Aisha Praught-Leer | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1028 | Alida van Daalen | Women's discus throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1029 | Amanda Moll | Women's pole vault | — | $6,000 |
| 1030 | Amy-Eloise Markovc | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1031 | Asafa Powell | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1032 | Ben Youssef Meïté | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1033 | Charles Grethen | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1034 | Chituru Ali | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1035 | Dalia Kaddari | Women's 200 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1036 | Danil Lysenko | Men's high jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1037 | Darya Klishina | Women's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1038 | Elle Purrier St. Pierre | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1039 | Festus Lagat | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1040 | Innes FitzGerald | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1041 | Jaheel Hyde | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $6,000 |
| 1042 | Janeth Chepngetich | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1043 | Jenn Suhr | Women's pole vault | — | $6,000 |
| 1044 | Kim Amb | Men's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1045 | Kimani Jack | Men's high jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1046 | Kipyegon Bett | Men's 800 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1047 | Kristi Castlin | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $6,000 |
| 1048 | LaShawn Merritt | Men's 400 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1049 | Laura Galván | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1050 | Lavanya Williams | Women's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1051 | Madara Palameika | Women's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1052 | Nick Ponzio | Men's shot put | — | $6,000 |
| 1053 | Nicolas-Marie Daru | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $6,000 |
| 1054 | Paulina Guba | Women's shot put | — | $6,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Chituru Ali is 1034th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $6,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Chituru Ali most
Bauhausgalan 2024 paid $3,500 for 3rd in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ryiem Forde, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Joshua Hartmann, Henrik Larsson, Yupun Abeykoon and Emmanuel Eseme.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2025 paid $1,500 for 8th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Trayvon Bromell, Emmanuel Eseme, Ferdinand Omanyala, Brandon Hicklin, Courtney Lindsey and Filippo Tortu.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2022 paid $1,000 for 6th in the 100 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Mike Rodgers, Isiah Young, Fred Kerley, Kyree King, Cravont Charleston and Nigel Ellis.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Chituru Ali won?
$6,000, which ranks 1034th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes between 2022 and 2025.
What is Chituru Ali's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,500, for finishing 3rd in the 100 m at the 2024 Bauhausgalan. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Chituru Ali gets paid?
Entirely by where he finishes. The series publishes one rate card a season and applies it to every discipline at every meeting, so a place is worth the same in the men's 100 m as it is in the shot put on the same afternoon. Eight places are paid and ninth pays nothing. There is no bonus for a record and no share of a gate.
Is this everything Chituru Ali earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 meetings. It holds no championship prize money, no national federation payment, no appearance fee and no sponsorship. What it does hold is every dollar the series itself paid him, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Chituru Ali is Charles Grethen on $6,000, and one below Dalia Kaddari on $6,000. Chituru Ali is one of 69 Italy athletes athletics has paid, and Italy athletics prize money adds them up to $2,130,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Chituru Ali has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 200 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Golden Gala Pietro Mennea has its own page across every edition of it.