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In professional sports, athletes receive payment for their performance, as opposed to amateur sports where they do not. Only in recent years has it become common that women are paid, professional athletes. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations or teams can command large incomes. As a result, more sportspeople can afford to make athleticism their primary career, devoting the training time necessary to increase skill, physical condition and experience to modern levels of achievement. This proficiency can also boost the popularity of a sport. [1]