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An amateur Olympic athlete receives no pay for performing, but if he wins a gold medal in a popular sport his earnings are unlimited. The professional athletes such as the American Basketball players are rich beyond belief also do not get paid but the winning of a gold medal is all that is probably missing from their trophy case, so they should (and most do) take pride in their performances.
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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
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.
Does college athletes get any money for competing in the Olympics?
yes they do
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.
How many athletes in Olympics for japan?
293 athletes for London Olympics.
Who are the Australian athletes in the 2008 Olympics?
There are alot of athletes that went to the Beijing 2008 Olympics. 433 athletes went to the 2008 Olympics, which is the second most amount of Australian athletes that have gone to the Olympics Athens was first with 482 Australian athletes that went.
Canadian athletes of the 2010 Olympics?
how many canadian athletes in winter 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.
How many Mexicans athletes will participate in the Olympics?
Theres 116 athletes in 2012 Olympics
How many athletes from Brazil are competing in the 2008 Olympics?
They sent 203 athletes to the Olympics
