Mountaineer@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zone • 10 months agoAlmost half of Australia's elite athletes 'earn below the poverty line'external-linkmessage-square19 fedilinkarrow-up185
arrow-up185external-linkAlmost half of Australia's elite athletes 'earn below the poverty line'Mountaineer@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zone • 10 months agomessage-square19 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareroot@aussie.zonehexbear0·10 months 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. linkfedilink
minus-squarePizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.workshexbear1·10 months 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 linkfedilink
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