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∙ 12y agoIn 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
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∙ 15y agoNot sure about the other sports... but I know boxing is ametuer ONLY. I wish proffessionals were able to compete because maybe we'd finally be able to pit the best against the best unlike how often that happens in the sport...
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∙ 12y agoAs long as the Olympics have started.
As long as the Olympics have started.
As long as the Olympics have started.
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∙ 15y agoThe first Olympics to officially accept professional athletes was 1988 in selected sports and 1992 in the remainder.
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∙ 14y agoThe IOC voted to allow professionals to compete in the Olympics in 1986. The 1988 Games were the first to have professionals compete.
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∙ 11y agocoz you dont wanna pay a £200 ticket to go to watch some amateurs do you?
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∙ 11y agoNo they can not
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∙ 15y agoyes
As of June 9, 2008 the entire Canadian team has not been put into place. To see those athletes that will be competing in Beijing, click on the 'Canadian Athletes in the 2008 Games' link below.
Canada has been competing in the Olympics since 1900. Canada has been competing in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.
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Nick D'Arcy.
USA has been in every Summer Olympics, except the 1980 Games, and every Winter Olympics. That makes USA competing in 25 Summer Olympics and 20 Winter Olympics
Almost all of them
The 2012 Games in London will Holly's first time competing at the Olympics.
At 54 he was way to old and has not been an Olympics Medal winner since 1984
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A lot to a little.
Daniel competed in his first Olympic games in 2008 in Beijing. China but he has been competing internationally for Great Britian since 2002