An Al Jazeera news posting entitled, "The cost of Olympic gold," raises the issue of the financial investment involved in winning an Olympics medal, which can be tens of millions of dollars for just one medal. Only the competitors of nations willing to invest a good deal of wealth in Olympic gold can afford to become top ranked athletes. It is worth a look and a thought.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Worth a Thought
An Al Jazeera news posting entitled, "The cost of Olympic gold," raises the issue of the financial investment involved in winning an Olympics medal, which can be tens of millions of dollars for just one medal. Only the competitors of nations willing to invest a good deal of wealth in Olympic gold can afford to become top ranked athletes. It is worth a look and a thought.
