Amateurism officially died around the 70s, when the IOC dropped it from the charter. And I believe this was a change for the better.
Let’s accept a simple fact: Amateurism just doesn’t work for the Olympics. And it’s not because cities can allegedly win hosting bids through lots of money. Keeping athletes from earning money from […]
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