Whatever happened to amateur olympic athletics?

Question

Is there any event that disqualifies professional athletes?

Answer 1

They change that rule in the 1990's so people can make money while they are training for the olympic

I do not like professional athletes in olympic, but they are can

Answer 2

They allowed the professionals into basketball and the floodgates were opened. Amateur games were unpredictable thats what made them exciting. Basketball is just a showboat for the NBA and tennis has now become a joke. I would hope that they drop the events that dont encourage competion and bring in some true amateur sports.

Answer 3

Big sponsorship deals paying into a trustfund, and people being in the army and yet spending all their time training for their sport made a mockery of the whole amateurism concept, which was a hangover from the days of Gentlemen and Players anyway.

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