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Did athletes get paid to go to the Olympics in the past?
They did get money to go to the olympics in the past
Why are some people at the Olympics professional?
It is all about money and TV ratings. More people watch the Olympics when people they have heard of are competing than when people that they have not heard of are competing. This allows for more money to be made by those that are putting on the Olympics and televising the Olympics.
Does great Britain pay prize money to winning athletes at the olympics?
No
Why do they do they have sports in the Olympics?
So athletes who cannot compete in the regular Olympics can compete. They get the same sense of accomplishment, recognition and satisfaction as athletes in the regular Olympics, and people think it's important that they should be able to.
Why do Athletes get money?
Professional athletic competitions are a form of entertainment. The public likes to see really good athletes competing with each other. Therefore, they buy tickets to sporting events, and athletes are paid with part of the money raised by those ticket sales.
How much money did Australia spend on athletes at the Olympics?
really it depends on what you mean becaause australia has spent $350 million just on the London Athletes and it is roughly $700 billion since we had joined the olympics.
What is the amount of money if you win at the Olympics?
Athletes are not given prize money for winning gold, silver or bronze etc. at an event.
Is tax payers money is going to the Olympics?
No. The athletes have sponsors and donations to help pay for the costs.
Do British athletes who win gold get a car?
No the british athletes just get the medal and no insentives. They believe in the desire to compete in the Olympics. Not to compete for money or incentives.
Do colleges have enough money to pay athletes?
it depends on which college and which sport
How much dya get paid for competing in the Olympics?
Olympic Athletes are not paid for their service. They represent their country in the games for no more monetary reward than the value of the medal. Athlete's that succeed in the Olympics then come home to generous paparazzi. They are paid for public appearances, parades, sponsorships, speech's, and much more. Sponsorships account for the vast majority of the money an Olympian makes.
What is the combined professional salaries of the Olympic basketball team?
The athletes are unpaid, minus the prize money they receive for winning medals. Outside of the Olympics the various athletes' professional annual salaries sum to over $9.
