Many stars at the 2024 Olympics are not professional athletes
Báo Dân trí•19/11/2024
(Dan Tri) - Hong Kong (China) fencer Vivian Kong is a doctor of law. At the 2024 Olympics, many of the faces participating in the tournament in France are not professional athletes.
Vivian Kong won the gold medal in the women's sabre event at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 27, the first gold medal for the Hong Kong (China) sports delegation at the Paris Olympics. In addition to being a fencer, Vivian Kong also holds a BA in International Relations from Stanford University, a Master's degree in Law from Renmin University of China, and a PhD in Law from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In fact, in Western countries, not all sports are professional competitions. Many athletes only consider training and competing in sports as a side job. Their main job and daily income are elsewhere.
Gabby Thomas of the US track team is a nurse (Photo: Getty).
Gabby Thomas of the US track and field team is a typical example. This girl is 27 years old this year, is the record holder in the women's 200m race, at the North American Indoor Games. GabbyThomas won a bronze medal (HCB) in the women's 200m race, a silver medal (HCB) in the women's 4x100m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. However, in real life, Gabby Thomas is a nurse at a medical center in Texas (USA). She is studying nursing at university. Although very busy, Gabby Thomas still takes time to exercise regularly, at the same time hoping to win a gold medal (HCV) at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Canyon Barry is a nuclear physicist (Photo: Getty).
For Canyon Barry of the US 3x3 basketball team, he is a true scientist. Canyon Barry is currently a nuclear physicist, currently working at the L3Harris Institute of Technology in Florida (USA). Currently, very few people imagine that with the nature of his research work and having to spend a lot of time in the laboratory, how did Canyon Barry exercise before becoming a national athlete in the most popular sport in the US: Basketball? Another name, very respectable, is Nic Fink, who has won 6 world gold medals in the men's 200m breaststroke. Nic Fink has a master's degree in electricity and electronics, graduated from the Georgia State Technical Center (USA).
Nic Fink of the US team is an electrical and electronics engineer (Photo: Getty).
Nic Fink's wife, Melaine Fink, is also a talented person. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In the Australian sports delegation, water polo athlete Gemma Beadsworth is a lawyer. She has been a member of the kangaroo water polo team for many recent Olympics. Gemma Beadsworth's brother, Jamie Beadsworth, is also a member of the Australian men's water polo team. He is a construction worker. Therefore, it is not uncommon for athletes to have other jobs besides competing in sports and attending the Olympics. Even to arrange time to compete in the Olympics, these athletes must ask permission from the company or research institute where they work, and get approval before being allowed to go to Paris. Their main jobs are in fields ranging from engineering, medicine, to art. That is their main source of income, not their sports career.
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