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Originally Posted by naughtylisa
I'm with you on this one Quiet - the games have become so commercial, not like in the old days that once an athlete went pro he/she couldn't compete any more. I'm pretty sure the IOC rescinded that one so that they could draw in bigger crowds with the "pro" athletes.
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I kind of agree, but it got a bit ridiculous when the best in the world at their sports could no longer compete just because they were good enough to get paid to do what they do.