Should male and female sports stars be paid the same? Commentators Kate Smurthwaite and Mike Parry debate

Oct 29, 2014, 12:36 PM

Should men and women athletes be paid the same? A new BBC sport study into prize money found men are awarded more money than women in 30% of sports. The biggest disparities were in football, cricket, golf, darts, snooker and squash. For example the German team that won the World Cup took home £22 million. Japan who won the last women World Cup in 2011 got £630,000. But should sports pay the same to men and women? We got the views of commentators Kate Smurthwaite and Mike Parry