Wonder why USA dominate world track? Because U.S. colleges spend $1 billion on track & field

jx 10 wrote:

Ever wonder why the USA dominates world athletics, or track & field?

The USA colleges/ NCAA program supports a semi pro league with more than 25,000 athletes on some kind of scholarship. (more females on athletics scholarship than males)

See full report:

http://www.thesportsexaminer.com/lane-one-study-shows-u-s-colleges-spent-almost-1-billion-on-track-with-more-than-25000-athletes-on-scholarship/?mc_cid=4e2953a5e7&mc_eid=4acb442d13

This is why track will forever be an amateur sport. USATF has no professional stadiums. We rely on high school and colleges. UofO just built a beautiful stadium that USATF touts as something great for the sport. It is... but pros are competing their national championship at a college. That’s like pro football playing in college stadiums. Even soccer has pro stadiums but not track?

African transplant disgust with America

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LONG POST??‍♀️ Let me make this clear, Racing and winning the Olympic trials in Atlanta was the highest breakthrough of my marathon career so far, I was elated after I crossed that finish line, I was grateful for the opportunity that being an American had given me, emotions were running high. The spectators and the fans along the course in Atlanta were unlike anything I had ever experienced before. They were loud, excited and cheered so well for us. I felt so much love and support while there, and from videos that fans took along the course or in bars, AND NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE THAT AWAY. Then a couple days later, I finally had a chance to watch the replay to see what people at home saw. I was definitely caught off guard, initially I was okay that I didn’t hear my name mentioned even when I was right there, while everyone around me was talked about, as the race went on, I became uneasy, and right when the move happened and coverage came back from break, I broke down, I couldn’t handle it anymore. I stopped watching the rest of the race till the next day. I spoke to my coach and manager about how I felt in that moment. When I resumed the next day, I still didn’t feel like anyone knew much about me. For starters, that was my 10th national championship title, I run for Hoka one One @naz_elite , a team that shares a lot on social media, I may have been the underdog but it wouldn’t take long before you saw this coming, from my last 3 marathons, heck you should have known that on my last podcast that week with letsrun, I was bold in saying that I felt ready because of the training I had had. Anyways If you haven’t watched the coverage go check it out on NBC or YouTube, make your own mind about it. I have watched that race 7 times, and I got enraged each of those last 6. I wondered if the reason was that I was a black woman, or that I am a Kenyan-American, (so not American enough?). I believe that any media covering a race should be fare and do their research, so that athletes can get the exposure they deserve, and fans can be educated on who they are watching; this can also make a difference in our careers in so many ways. Let’s all do better!

Only $1B? That's nothing.

SoCal/LV will spent $13B on new stadiums for pro sports recently.

LA 2028 Olympics will cost $10B plus $25B in infrastructure cots.

Great! Now tell me again why we cannot possibly find a way to universal healthcare?

$1B is a drop in the Bucket wrote:

Only $1B? That's nothing.

SoCal/LV will spent $13B on new stadiums for pro sports recently.

LA 2028 Olympics will cost $10B plus $25B in infrastructure cots.

Slow is okay wrote:

We have universal healthcare. Walk into the ER today and you will be taken care of on the spot. Walk into an ER in a socialized country and you most likely will be sent home unless your injuries are life threatening. Try to stay on the scholarship topic now.

Sure, until you get the 5-10 thousand dollar bill in the mail, will make you think twice before going into an ER again.

So what? If you can't afford it, you won't pay. How do you think millions of people get their healthcare in the US? They get it the same was that they get their food and their shelter. They don;t work for it and they don't pay for any of it.