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Yes they get paid by their sponsors and olympic partners
There are sponsors who pay for the Olympics close to 70 sponsors have expressed interest. As the British official believes the internet is the best platform for communication among youth. For the first time in modern Olympic history, the Beijing Games was in part sponsored by an internet service company. If this isn't enough then go to Beijing 2008 Olympics website and where it says site search type in sponsors and you will get a whole list...
No. The athletes have sponsors and donations to help pay for the costs.
There's no reason they can't both be winners (and losers).
Tom's family supported him along with the GB team and trainer and his sponsors.
The hosting country, corporate sponsors (Nike, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Visa, etc), and donors pay for the cost of holding the Olympics, which they hope to recoup by increased tourism, advertising, and state-of-the-art sports facilities.
Sponsors of the 2008 Olympics include UPS, Budweiser, and Haier. Click on the '2008 Olympic Sponsors' link on this page to go to the official 2008 Olympics website to see all sponsors, partners, and suppliers.
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