FILE- Britain’s Jack Laugher competes in the men’s 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. FILE - Alysha Newman, of Canada, celebrates a successful vault as she competes in the women’s pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. FILE - Germany’s Timo Barthel competes in the men’s 10m platform diving preliminary, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug.
“That body is an amazing commodity that people want to pay to see. It’s a privilege to see a body that has six hours of work every day, six days a week put into it to make it Adonis-like,” said Mitcham, who describes himself as a “sex worker-lite.” “The entire funding model for Olympic sport is broken. The IOC generates now over US$1.7 billion per year and they refuse to pay athletes who attend the Olympics,” said Rob Koehler, Global Athlete’s director general.“The majority of athletes can barely pay their rent, yet the IOC, national Olympic committees and national federations that oversee the sport have employees making over six figures. They all are making money off the backs of athletes.
Pole vaulter Alysha Newman has used the money she earned from OnlyFans to buy property and build up her savings.