• scutiger@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    It’s supposed to be a competition against amateur athletes

    It hasn’t been true in a long time. Basketball and hockey teams, for example, have been chock full of professional athletes for quite a while now. Hell, the American and Canadian teams are basically NBA and NHL All-Star teams.

    There are also many countries that reward their Olympians handsomely for earning medals.