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Forbes: Usain Bolt the 23rd highest paid athlete in 2016

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has come in at 23 on the Forbes list of highest paid Sportsmen in 2016.
   
Bolt earned US$34.2 million and was the only track and field athlete in the top 100.
    
Footballer Christiano Ronaldo scored the top spot for the second straight year on Forbes’ annual look at the world’s highest-paid athletes.
    
Ronaldo banked $93 million in salary from Real Madrid, as well as his endorsement partners.
    
The 100 highest-paid athletes earned a collective $3.11 billion over the last 12 months.
 
It is down slightly from the $3.15 billion the previous year.



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