Shocking survey reveals half of elite Aussie athletes below the poverty line
A survey of elite athletes from the Australian Sports Foundation has found that nearly half of our nation’s best sportspeople are earning less than $23,000 a year to pursue their sport.polled 2304 athletes, 604 of which were at elite or international level across 60 sports, delivered the surprising results.As of July 1, 2023, the minimum wage in Australia was raised to $23.23 per hour or $882.80 per week. This equates to $45,905.60 per year.
More than two-fifths of the athletes of the athletes surveyed over the age of 18 had seen their financial positions worsen over the past year, while more than half had considered walking away from the sport. “Even though you might have a year of really great performance and along side that comes extra things like sponsorship money or gold medal bonuses which are given out, the next year, if you have an injury and miss a team, you may go back to being on $4000 a year.
Campbell also said increased government funding, including $200m for women’s sport after the Matildas’ Women’s World Cup run and $20m for athletes qualifying for the Paris games, was “very welcome”.Source: Getty Images In a release from the Australian Sports Foundation, CEO Patrick Walker said: “Australia prides itself on the performance of its elite athletes but this report shows they’re not getting the assistance they need to reach their full potential.
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