As in ancient times, those who participate in the Games are famous for the rest of their lives. Today, it's estimated that some 100,000 people have competed in the Games. These athletes, all supposed to be amateurs (people who play and get no money for their play), have to qualify or win regional and national events. They often play on their countries' national teams. If they are ill or can't make it for an event, they have substitutes. When they start playing, they become competitors or opponents on the playing field.
Officials, referees, scorekeepers and umpires monitor their play, and judges score their performances. Spectators watch the events, and fans cheer the athletes on.
Helping the athletes in their chosen sports are their trainers and coaches. Helping the athletes in their business affairs are their agents and managers. Sometimes athletes have sponsors and after the Games are over the athletes become spokesmen for companies.
The Olympic Games also require people to take on the jobs of announcers, commentators and broadcasters. These people comment on, report and describe the events that are happening and tell us about the standings of the countries and the athletes who play the Games.
Unfortunate events in world history (the 1972 Munich Olympics and 9/11) mean that security is a major concern for the Games. Thus the Olympics also employs those who are responsible for the safe-being of the athletes and spectators, including police (city, provincial and federal) and even national troops or soldiers. They are pitted against 'common' criminals (thieves, pickpockets, vandals...) and terrorists.
In addition, the support staff get the fields, grounds and arenas ready and help to maintain the equipment and facilities.
The nationalities you hear of in the Olympics fall mostly into certain suffix groups, for example:
| ish (mostly European) | ese (mostly Asian) | i (mostly Middle Eastern) | an/ian | ch | other |
| British | Burmese | Bahraini | American | Czech | Filipino |
| Finnish | Chinese | Iraqi | Australian | Dutch | Greek |
| Irish | Japanese | Israeli | Canadian | French | Icelandic |
| Polish | Portuguese | Kuwaiti | German | - | Swiss |
| Spanish | Taiwanese | Pakistani | Indonesian | - | Thai |
| Turkish | Vietnamese | Saudi | Korean | - | Malagasy |
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