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[quote=Anonymous]For the sake of argument, let's accept OP's premise as true. Maybe it's because other countries have formal, nationally funded sports schools and, when athletes are older, essentially support them as professional athletes. Whereas here in the US we rely on families to pay from childhood on, or on the athletes to work full time to earn money for pay for their sports. My daughter is in an individual summer Olympic sport, and the amount of funding available from her federation even for athletes competing internationally is negligible. It's financially irrational, if not impossible, for middle class families to do this. Then add in NCAA rules that don't allow college athletes in individual sports to keep prize money from tournaments (there is a lawsuit now about this).[/quote]
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