Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 13:28:01 07/24/00
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On July 24, 2000 at 16:22:22, Imran Hendley wrote: [snip] >What about boxing? Doesn't the US only send amateur boxers to the Olympics? During the year, they have all their expenses paid, and work out in huge multi-million training complexes paid for with taxpayer money. They receive, besides the basic necessities, regular money and a free vehicle. Amateur in the same sense that Cuba's Stevensen was an amateur. Similarly for people in the Armed forces that compete in the Olympics. Their entire "job" is to train for the Olympics. There is no such thing as an "amateur" athlete in the Olympics -- at least not from the United States.
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