No, they are not paid. They profit from endorsements from companies like Speedo and Nike. I understand that some countries do pay competitors that place.
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11,028 Athletes
Moldova participated with 31 competitors to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
There were over 10,000 competitors.
433 competitors
The People's Republic of China had 639 athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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No one 'wins' the Olympics. There are dozens of different events that competitors participate in and each individual event has a winner.
The Judges selected the competitors
Yes. Liechtenstein enters competitors in alpine skiing events in the Winter Olympics. Liechtenstein also had a representative in the Marathon and in Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
No, the Olympics used to be a solely amateur competition when it very first started however now it is open to both professional and amateur competitors. The USA basketball team has competed at the Olympics and you can't get much higher paid than some of them.
Great Britain sent a team of 312 athletes to compete at the 2008 Games in Beijing.