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That's especially true for winning a medal at the Olympics since it's the only event that non-fans can recognize in most sports. You have to know at least a lit
by throwup238 2y ago
That's especially true for winning a medal at the Olympics since it's the only event that non-fans can recognize in most sports. You have to know at least a little bit about bike racing to know that the Tour de France is the most prestigious event but everyone recognizes "Olympic gold medal," doesn't even matter what sport.
People also get really nationalistic about their nation's winners so it opens a lot of non-sports-related doors back home. It's the kind of victory an athlete can easily parlay into a cushy sales or consultant position where they don't have to work very hard after their athletic career is over.
- aleph_minus_one 2y ago> You have to know at least a little bit about bike racing to know that the Tour de France is the most prestigious event but everyone recognizes "Olympic gold medal," doesn't even matter what sport. This depends a lot on which part of the audience (in particular nationality) you are talking about. I'd say that in Germany (and of course in France) the Tour de France is much more famous for road cycling than the Summer Olympic Games.
- throwup238 2y agoIt may be more famous here or there but the point is that everyone recognizes the Olympics, regardless of how tuned into sports they are.