Now the Olympics are underway I decided to research the highest paid athletes. Although there is only one sport featured that is involved in the Olympics, here is Forbes top 10 highest paid athletes of 2016. And yes they are all men.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Sport: Football (Soccer) – Portugal. Total earnings $88m.
2. Lionel Messi
Sport: Football (Soccer) – Argentina. Total earnings $81.4m.
3. LeBron James
Sport: Basketball – America. Total earnings $77.2m.
4. Roger Federer
Sport: Tennis – Switzerland. Total earnings $67.8m.
5. Kevin Durant
Sport: Basketball – America. Total earnings $56.2m.
6. Novak Djokovic
Sport: Tennis – Serbia. Total earnings $55.8m.
7. Cam Newton
Sport: Football – America. Total earnings $53.1m.
8. Phil Mickerson
Sport: Golf – America. Total earnings $52.9m.
9. Jordan Spieth
Sport: Golf – America. Total earnings $52.8.
10. Kobe Bryant
Sport: Basketball – America. Total earnings $50m.
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It’s such a shame that it’s all men..it just shows the inequality between men and women 😞
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It certainly does, I was thinking the exact same. There’s barely a variation in athletes too, pretty much just those involved in the most popular sports.
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