To represent excellence in their sport among nations and representing a nation.
According to the United States Olympic Committee, the US sent 613 athletes to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and 211 athletes to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin.
There Is Probbly Over 3,000 people in the Olympics. Or you can go on google to find out more information about that.
They did get money to go to the olympics in the past
Their sponsors.
In 1986 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) changed its charter to allow "all the world's great male and female athletes to participate." * Therefore, it was after this date that professional athletes began to compete in the olympics.* http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/july96/olympics_7-23.html
The IOC decides who is eligable…and then ik in the USA we have trials where eligible people compete to go, cuz not everyone makes it.
Yes, although they have only competed in the Summer Olympics. They are currently the most successful (in medal count) of the countries that have never won a medal in the winter Olympics, and ranked 4th in medals won by a country who hasn't hosted.
You have to be at least 16.
first you go to olympic trials pass that and you're are in the Olympics
Yes, Australian athletes were allowed to compete in the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow although they did so under the Olympic flag and not the Australian flag. Australian athletes won 9 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze) at the 1980 Summer Games.
She won her medals in the Summer games.
You have to join your country's olympic athlete team. Then you can go to the olympics.