@Mountaineer@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish • 1 year agoAlmost half of Australia's elite athletes 'earn below the poverty line'www.sbs.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down15
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkAlmost half of Australia's elite athletes 'earn below the poverty line'www.sbs.com.au@Mountaineer@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-square@root@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish-1•1 year agoI would think being an elite athlete is way beyond just a hobby. Running a few laps around the field every day, yes a hobby. Being faster or able to run farther than 95% of the Australian population, that’s way beyond hobby levels.
minus-square@PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink3•1 year agoThese are activities that only exist for the sake of the participants and are not financially self-sufficient They may be super intense hobbies, but if they aren’t jobs or charitable services, they are still hobbies
I would think being an elite athlete is way beyond just a hobby.
Running a few laps around the field every day, yes a hobby. Being faster or able to run farther than 95% of the Australian population, that’s way beyond hobby levels.
These are activities that only exist for the sake of the participants and are not financially self-sufficient
They may be super intense hobbies, but if they aren’t jobs or charitable services, they are still hobbies