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'Oldest player' Paula Jacklin calls for darts pay equality | 'Oldest player' Paula Jacklin calls for darts pay equality |
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A grandmother believed to be the oldest woman to have competed at a world darts championship is calling for pay equality in the sport. | A grandmother believed to be the oldest woman to have competed at a world darts championship is calling for pay equality in the sport. |
Paula Jacklin, 60, from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, is currently competing in the BDO World Championships at the Lakeside Country Club, in Surrey. | Paula Jacklin, 60, from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, is currently competing in the BDO World Championships at the Lakeside Country Club, in Surrey. |
Speaking at the event, she said: "There is such a wide gap in prize money, which I feel is unfair to the ladies. | |
"Some of the ladies' averages are better than the men's." | |
Jacklin - who hit the headlines at the event in 2015 for walking on to the music of DJ Snake featuring Lil John - said: "Here, the ladies' prize money is £12,000 and the men's is £100,000. | |
"It's an achievement to be playing darts at this age, and at the level I'm playing at, [but] there should be more prize money available to women." | "It's an achievement to be playing darts at this age, and at the level I'm playing at, [but] there should be more prize money available to women." |
In 2014 a BBC Sport study into prize money found 30% of sports reward men more highly than women. | In 2014 a BBC Sport study into prize money found 30% of sports reward men more highly than women. |
The biggest disparities in prize money were found in football, cricket, golf, darts, snooker and squash. | The biggest disparities in prize money were found in football, cricket, golf, darts, snooker and squash. |
However, it found that in snooker and darts, women were allowed to enter and compete alongside men at world championships, provided they qualify. | However, it found that in snooker and darts, women were allowed to enter and compete alongside men at world championships, provided they qualify. |
The BBC has asked the British Darts Organisation for a comment but it is yet to respond. | The BBC has asked the British Darts Organisation for a comment but it is yet to respond. |
Jacklin, who is seeded 11th for the Lakeside tournament, is due to play second seed Aileen De Graaf later. | Jacklin, who is seeded 11th for the Lakeside tournament, is due to play second seed Aileen De Graaf later. |
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