Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics funding system that watchdog groups condemn as “broken,” claiming most athletes “can barely pay their rent.”

The Olympics, the world’s biggest sporting stage, bring in billions of dollars in TV rights, ticket sales and sponsorship, but most athletes must fend for themselves financially.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) did not express concern about the situation. When asked by The Associated Press about athletes turning to OnlyFans, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, “I would assume that athletes, like all citizens, are allowed to do what they can.”

Watching his sponsorships dry up and facing mounting costs, Jack Laugher was among the pantheon of Olympic athletes using the often-controversial platform to get to the Games — or simply survive.

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    4 months ago

    really? which corps sponsored the roman olympics?

    or is this a recent requirement because humans dont actually put money into humanities without some profit incentive?

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          The comment was never not okay. It’s a comment. Don’t be mad that I thought to be more specific about my comment before you got a chance to take your bad day out on a random person. I suggest taking your crappy attitude somewhere else. I assure you, no satisfaction will be gained by talking to me.

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            4 months ago

            i was expecting a discussion on the poisoning of the olympics by corporate entities, but all you did was point out it is ‘new’ as if that matters somehow

            I assure you, no satisfaction will be gained by talking to me.

            too late, but i get it; youre done. no prob

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      4 months ago

      In the Roman Olympics, only rich people could compete. Now it’s better, not perfect, but better.