Article courtesy of Ben Fordham and 2GB.
This is just crazy stuff, Ben. And with Australia securing the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and we’ll be expecting by then and of course Paris next year before that. For our athletes to do really well on the world stage, well a lot of them aren’t going to be able to survive that long. There’s a stunning new survey out today by the Australian Sports Foundation, which reveals that two thirds of elite athletes between 18 and 34 were considering quitting.
The average annual income for an elite athlete that is someone that represents their country most likely the Olympics was between 23,000 and $49,000 3 in 5 Commonwealth Games athletes earn less than $23,000 a year.
Now, is it any wonder why Gina Rinehart has to back so many of them and support them? She’s supporting all the good swimmers. Kyle Chalmers. Kaylee McKeown gives their money because the government body does not look after them in terms of funding. It’s an issue. It’s got to change. Not everyone supports it, but ultimately we need to do a lot better than that.
