07-22-2021, 03:55 PM
Fritz wrote:
[quote=Ombligo]
Brazil lost more the $7 billion, Japan could see a loss of $15 billion. People don't see a benefit and don't want to pay for it.
and TV rights have become more reluctant with every cycle.
" I thought that they've all been professional athletes since the early 90s."
you may be right, but I thought there were still amateurs.
For a number of sports pretty much most of the athletes are pro or semi-pro. But in the lesser known sports and those without pro leagues there still is a level of amateur competitors that at most get some sponsorship money that defrays a portion of their costs training and competing to get to the Olympics.