Sachin Yadav prize money
Sachin Yadav has been paid $1,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 3458th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's javelin throw, and it was 8th.
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.
The payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 | Javelin throw | 8th | $1,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $1,000 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Sachin Yadav did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's javelin throw | 4th | 86.27 m | $16,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Sachin Yadav $16,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $1,000 from one Diamond League start in 2026. Nine days there paid him more than any whole Diamond League season has. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
Around Sachin Yadav on the money list
Ranks 3438 to 3478
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3438 | Patrik Dömötör | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3439 | Pauline Pousse | Women's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3440 | Pavel Mialeshka | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3441 | Perine Nengampi | Women's 5000 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3442 | Petter Olson | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3443 | Polina Lukyanenkova | Women's long jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3444 | Rachel Dincoff | Women's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3445 | Rashid Al-Mannai | Men's triple jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3446 | Raven Clay | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3447 | Rebecca Peake | Women's shot put | - | $1,000 |
| 3448 | Remi Rougetet | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3449 | Rhesa Foster | Women's long jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3450 | Richard Strachan | Men's 400 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3451 | Rihab Dhahri | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,000 |
| 3452 | Rikkoi Brathwaite | Men's 100 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3453 | Robin Erewa | Men's 200 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3454 | Robin Ganter | Men's 200 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3455 | Rožle Prezelj | Men's high jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3456 | Rytis Sakalauskas | Men's 200 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3457 | Sabine Rumpf | Women's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3458 | Sachin Yadav | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3459 | Saleh Abdelaziz al Haddad | Men's long jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3460 | Salif Mane | Men's triple jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3461 | Sam Bennett | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3462 | Sam Humphreys | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3463 | Samuel Chelanga | Men's 5000 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3464 | Sanna Kämäräinen | Women's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3465 | Sanni Utriainen | Women's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3466 | Sébastien Maillard | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3467 | Shivpal Singh | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3468 | Silinda Morales | Women's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3469 | Silvan Wicki | Men's 100 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3470 | Simon Denissel | Men's 1500 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3471 | Sintayehu Vissa | Women's 1500 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3472 | Siyu Gu | Women's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3473 | Spiridon Lempesis | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3474 | Stine Tomb | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3475 | Sudha Singh | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,000 |
| 3476 | Sultan Abdulmajeed al Hebshi | Men's shot put | - | $1,000 |
| 3477 | Sydney Siame | Men's 200 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3478 | Takele Nigate | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Sachin Yadav is 3458th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $1,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Sachin Yadav most
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 paid $1,000 for 8th in the javelin throw, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jakub Vadlejch, Rumesh Tharanga, Anderson Peters, Curtis Thompson, Keshorn Walcott and Thomas Röhler.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Sachin Yadav won?
$1,000, which ranks 3458th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2026.
What is Sachin Yadav's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,000, for finishing 8th in the javelin throw at the 2026 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 8th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Sachin Yadav 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 javelin throw 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.
How much did Sachin Yadav win at the 2025 World Championships?
$16,000, from one paid final in Tokyo. The championships pay eight places in every event, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th.
Is this everything Sachin Yadav earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Championships money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds 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 3,683 athletes across the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Sachin Yadav is Sabine Rumpf on $1,000, and one below Saleh Abdelaziz al Haddad on $1,000. Sachin Yadav is one of 17 India athletes athletics has paid, and India athletics prize money adds them up to $284,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's javelin throw prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Sachin Yadav has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 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. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full final is on the men's javelin throw page.