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Forbes top-earning athletes 2016 Name Sport Salary

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It has been six years since Canadian shot putter Dylan Armstrong just missed the Olympic podium and over a year since the Belarusian who beat him for the bronze medal was banned from the sport for life. Armstrongs long wait for Olympic glory is about to end. The official record from the mens shot put competition at the 2008 Beijing Games will now show that Armstrong finished in third place instead of fourth. The change was made this week after the International Olympic Committee recognized the IAAF sanction given to Andrei Mikhnevich, who tested positive in retests of his doping sample from the 2005 world championships. Armstrong may have been denied his podium appearance at the Birds Nest Stadium, but hes thrilled that hell eventually be presented with the medal in his home country. "Just getting a medal and receiving it at home is truly amazing," Armstrong said Thursday from Vancouver. "Even though the moment in Beijing would have been an absolutely amazing moment, its still very satisfying to know that Im going to get it and receive it on home soil." Armstrong will receive the medal at a later date. Plans have not been finalized but he hopes the ceremony will be held in his hometown of Kamloops, B.C. Tomasz Majewski of Poland won gold in Beijing with a throw of 21.51 metres and American Christian Cantwell took silver with a throw of 21.09 metres. Armstrong initially finished fourth with a throw of 21.04 metres, just one centimetre behind Mikhnevich. "Its definitely the most important medal that Ive achieved," Armstrong said on a conference call. "That being said, its kind of like the big ticket. I can use this now to inspire younger athletes, keep kids out of trouble and help them achieve their goals, especially in my community. "Really give kids hope, thats what Im about. Ive always been a big supporter of athletics in Canada." Mikhnevich had already served a two-year suspension for a doping offence so the positive test from 2005 resulted in a lifetime ban. Last years sanction from the IAAF -- the world governing body for track and field -- annulled his results dating back to August 2005. The placings from several events had to be adjusted. Armstrong was also retroactively awarded the bronze medal from the 2010 world indoor championships after Mikhnevich was stripped of his silver medal from that competition. He received the world indoor medal first as it only needed rubber stamping from the IAAF. The Olympic bronze was a longer process as it needed to go through both the IAAF and the IOC. "Justice has been made," said COC president Marcel Aubut. The 33-year-old Armstrong said hes proud that he was able to stay positive during the long process. He added that he has always been determined to set a good example for others. "We can say, Hey, look. Dylan Armstrong did it. He did it clean. He stood by it his whole career," Armstrong said. "And hopefully people can see that and relate to that. And parents can tell their kids, Look, we can do this. "Your kids can do this clean." The Canadian has battled elbow problems since a disappointing fifth-place finish at the 2012 London Games. Hes hoping to return to the Olympics for a third time at the 2016 Games in Rio. Armstrongs bronze brings Canadas total medal haul to 19 (three gold, nine silver and seven bronze) from the Beijing Games. It is Canadas first-ever Olympic medal in shot put. Fake Jordan . LOUIS -- Julius Randle had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Aaron Harrison finished with 18 points and No. Air Jordan Outlet .J. -- Freshman Eli Carter scored a career-high 31 points and hit the go-ahead basket in the second overtime as Rutgers rallied to stun No. https://www.jordanchina.us/. Nick Holden scored two goals and had an assist and the Avalanche held off the Nashville Predators 5-4 Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Jordan China . Halak, 28, split his eighth NHL seasons between the St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals, compiling a 29-13-7 record in 52 games. Cheap Jordan From China . -- A lawyer for the fiancee of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez asked a judge Friday to throw out perjury charges, saying Shayanna Jenkins did not wilfully lie as she was bombarded with 1,630 questions over two days before a grand jury.Cristiano Ronaldo has been listed as the highest-paid athlete in the world by American business magazine Forbes. The Real Madrid forward is the first footballer to ever top the annual list of the worlds 100 highest-paid athletes, having earned $88m in the last 12 months - $6.6m more than Barcelonas Lionel Messi, who is second.There are five Britons in the top 100, led by Lewis Hamilton in 11th on $46m, with Rory McIlroy at 17 ($42.6m), Gareth Bale at 25 ($35.9m), Wayne Rooney at 49 ($26.1m) and Andy Murray at 74 ($23m). Lewis Hamilton (11th) is the highest-paid Briton Endorsements make up £32m of Ronaldos earnings and this is the first year since 2000 that someone other than Tiger Woods or Floyd Mayweather has led the way.Indeed, Woods has dropped down to No 12, with his $274,000 by far the least amount in terms of salary and winnings. Fortunately for the 14-time major winner, he garnered $45m in endorsements in the last 12 months. Tiger Woods has fallen to 12th after winning a relatively paltry $274,000 in prize money in the last year Mayweather is No 16, one place above McIlroy, who added $7.6m winnings to his $35m worth of endorsements.There are only two women on the list - Serena Williams ($28.9m) at No 40, and Maria Sharapova ($21.9) at No 88.FedEx Cup winner Jordan Speith ($52.8m) was the biggest climber of the year, moving up from No 85 to No 9. The American, who is 23 in July, is also the youngest on the list, ahead of Barcelona forward Neymar. Serena Williams (40) is one of only two women on the list There are 10 different sports and 23 countries represented on the list, which is dominated by Americans (65) thanks to soaring salaries in baseball, basketball and American Football.Forbes figures include all salaries and bonuses earned between June 1 2015 and June 1 2016, with endorsement incomes an estimate of sponsorship deals, appearance fees and licensing income through conversations with industry insiders. Forbes top-earning athletes 2016 Name Sport Salary + endorsements ($m) Cristiano Ronaldo (Por) Football 88.0 Lionel Messi (Arg) Football 81.4 LeBron James (USA) Basketball 77.2 Roger Federer (Sui) Tennis 67.8 Kevin Durant (USA) Basketball 56.2 Novak Djokovic (Srb) Tennis 55.dddddddddddd Cam Newton (USA) American football 53.1 Phil Mickelson (USA) Golf 52.9 Jordan Spieth (USA) Golf 52.8 Kobe Bryant (USA) Basketball 50.0 Lewis Hamilton (Eng) Formula One 46.0 Tiger Woods (USA) Golf 45.3 Eli Manning (USA) American football 45.0 Joe Flacco (USA) American football 44.5 Tom Brady (USA) American football 44.1 Floyd Mayweather (USA) Boxing 44.0 Rory McIlroy (NIrl) Golf 42.6 Russell Wilson (USA) American football 41.8 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Formula One 41.0 Philip Rivers (USA) American football 38.0 Also See: Real Madrid the richest club Santos: Ronaldo fit and firing Ronaldo wants to retire at Real Liverpool top Real on Euro players ' ' '

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