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May 04, 2016
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Olympic half-miler Nick Symmonds flies past his Brooks Beasts team coach Danny Mackey during training in Seattle. (Tom Banse/NWW)
Olympic half-miler Nick Symmonds flies past his Brooks Beasts team coach Danny Mackey during training in Seattle. (Tom Banse/NWW)
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0504_symmonds-ebayNick Symmonds, a two-time Olympian from the Pacific Northwest, is auctioning space on his shoulder on eBay to make a point about the earning prospects for elite American runners. Symmonds is offering to get a tattoo with an image from the highest bidder. The auction closes Thursday, and bids have topped $10,000. It's the latest gambit by the outspoken middle-distance runner to take on his sport's governing board. Tom Banse from the Northwest News Network reports.

Read Tom Banse's article, "Show Me The Money: Olympic Runner Seeks Bigger Shares For Athletes."

Hear our previous interview with Nick Symmonds about why he decided not to sign a contract with USA Track & Field to wear only Nike gear during the World Track and Field Championships in Beijing.

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This segment aired on May 4, 2016.

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