why shouldn't the goverment fund amatuer athletes for olympics??
831660
Why should the government take money from my pocket and give it to ANY athlete? If I wanted them to have money, I would give it to them myself. If athletes want to participate in a sport, let them find the money to do it, don't expect the government to pay their way.
681472
I have no idea, but I was upset about that. They should have all sports, olympic or not. I think it is being biased because they dont have a lot of woman's sports. For example they don't have gymnastics or cheerleading. And how can they have horse racing, darts, handball and martial arts but no softball???
532876
You know it's not the sports that are admitted that I have a problem with. It's the players/athletes they allow to compete. The Olympics, I thought were not supposed to be for professional/paid athletes. Bring the sports into the games by all means but I feel the pro Basketballers, Tennis players, Cricketers etc should be replaced by "amateur" athletes. Cricket , the game, would have to be modified though, maybe limited overs, or it would still be being decided after the Olympics were over.....lol
169930
Yes, but not necessarily rich, just well enough off that they can afford all the training, especially skiers they strike me as well off. I know there are exceptions and they get sponsors, some even work for home depot. But it seems like to be an Olympian you have to discover your talent when your young and that’s when parents foot the bill.
1117978
Some people say that you need to be 'in there' to work your way up.\n\nHowever, the government is very bias and they don't like new people coming up, as it's competition they don't want.\n\nYou need a lot of money to invest, so must be quite rich to start off with. (Why do you recon these members of parliament don't mind the taxes being raised?) \n\nYou have to do several broadcasts, publicity shoots, advertising campaigns etc.\n\nAt the end of the day they are out there to line their own pockets. So, if you really think you can gain the majority support of the nation and keep the government on side then go for it.\n\nThey're all a bunch of hypocrits so try not to join them
1184812
Yes and yes.. Olympics are supposed to be the best athletic competition in the world.. once you start exluding people that are good enough to be paid.. then you lose the best perfromers\n\nI like seeing how olympic athletes earn money by doing what they do.. basketball is the only one that I hate how the US handles it
478789
I think it is more up to the individual soccer federation to decide what areas they want to improve upon, not FIFA's.  \n\nFor any country that is looking at getting into the top tier, I would start training as many coaches as possible to be very good coaches so that younger players will improve faster as well as provide a scouting network for the national federation.  \nFor a poorer country, financial aspects of running a top tier team has to be considered as well.  Do the benefits of the team outweigh the costs?  If not, maybe that money could be better spent somewhere else.  If it does, how much more can be spent to make the cost benefit ratio even to further maximize the strength of the federation?\nThe age limit for select teams are largely set by FIFA in regards to international competitions.  Internally, it is important to get like aged kids to play together for those future tournaments but to also expose them to better teams (older teams) to further their team skills.
541081
It isnt. All sport clubs want better conditions for theirs\nsportsmen. Thats the reason.
144998
No, besides the fact that it would be impossible to have live realtime results which would force long wait times between performances and the athletes receiving their scores, most people would only give good scores to the players from their own country. The general public is not unbias enough or knowledgable enough in the various competitions to give an accurate score. It would become a popularity contest and turn the olympics into a joke.
1074191
WWE IS ALSO NOT IN OLYMPICS.\n\nTHE VERY SAME REASON WHY CRICKET IS NOT INCLUDED IN OLYMPICS.
1077850
I have no idea there is minimal funding into football in those nations and most partake in sports such as field hockey and rugby and cricket.... so Football has a long way to go.... Come On INdia God Damnit.....!
490995
Medals for team sports are awarded to the members of the team not the government of the country, so the individuals and coaches keep the medals.
1115172
We were the olympic champions in Hockey once upon a time but then we have been pushed backwards. \nMany sports activities and athletic activities are not yet encouraged so much but it is not as if there is NO ENCOURAGEMENT at all. Slowly it is being built up but much more needs to be done.\nRight from young age talents have to be located , selected and state has to take the responsibility to give them training and proper type of food etc etc.\nIf individuals are to come up as in cricket it does not happen in games like football.
1043772
We can't blame the government not showing interest in the sports. In each and every budget we can see it, allotting huge amount in developing sports. \n\nIn my point of view, the schools must show interest in developing the students in sports also. A lot of schools are concentrate only for the getting top ranks in studies. This should be avoided at the same time the parent's also boost their child in sports.\n\nRam.
765154
The problem is that we the public care so much about sports and in some cases put the fiat of your favorite team above much more important events in our lives or in the world. I coach at the high school level and I need to give my self reality checks very often. The reason colleges and the pros can do these things is because we the fans allow them to and force them to do whatever they can do to win. If they win they get money and to win you need a good coach and facilities which means you need to raise ticket prices to pay for all this stuff. Once you have it you better win or you will be fired so that person does everything they can to build a winner. This steam all the way down to youth leagues where parents are coaching a sport which should be about fun but are now all about winning. Sports need to stay in high schools and the coaches should be examples of education first athletics second. To often this is not the case. The fans also need to look at this and stop demanding perfection from their coach, their kids, and their teammates during games. We are the ones (the public) who have made it this way.
249446
there are already pro atheletes in the Olympics.  such as basketball,  Hockey.
1021687
Yep. look at Togo most of their country lives in poverty and they want more and more money. They even attempted to boycott their soccer game at Germany because of a pay dispute.\n\nSo although there might be sum who do it for the love of the game they are very scarce.