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Title: Bodybuilders are Athletes
Post by: Bast000 on April 30, 2007, 06:46:38 PM

"In fact, the word athlete is an ancient Greek word that means "one who competes for a prize" and was related to two other Greek words, athlos meaning "contest" and athlon meaning "prize."

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/Olympics/olympicathletes.shtml

Beauty pageant contestants, also are athletes.

Title: Re: Bodybuilders are Athletes
Post by: canadaphiliac on April 30, 2007, 06:49:51 PM

As are people who bought tickets to the senior center's annual wheelchair raffle!  :D

Title: Re: Bodybuilders are Athletes
Post by: 300 on April 30, 2007, 06:50:33 PM

Hi Gordiano!   :D

Title: Re: Bodybuilders are Athletes
Post by: onlyme on April 30, 2007, 07:35:39 PM

As are bingo players.  I'm glad the people in Vegas who eat at Dennys and play Keno are athletes.