Da scheint wieder jemand schlampig übersetzt zu haben. Hier der dpa-Text (von la.de)
Hier der reuters-Artikel
Zitat:"Das war sehr teuer für sie", meinte Nehemiah, denn die Kosten für Flug und Hotel über rund 12.000 Dollar habe man Gatlin bereits gezahlt.
Hier der reuters-Artikel
Zitat:Nehemiah said he had been told by organisers the sprinter would have to pay for all his team's travel and hotel costs, amounting to nearly $12,000, and would not receive his appearance fee.
Former hurdling great Nehemiah added that he would be taking up the matter with the International Association of Athletics Federations. (IAAF).
There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal (Friedrich August von Hayek)