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Athletes, Sponsorships, and Rule 40
Olympic rules prohibit athletes and their financial sponsors from marketing products during the games. But younger athletes are so used to tweeting shout-outs to their sponsors, this is putting a crimp in their relationships. We talk to an athlete about how he navigated the tightrope of sponsorship and Olympic rules.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOlympic rules prohibit athletes and their financial sponsors from marketing products during the games. But younger athletes are so used to tweeting shout-outs to their sponsors, this is putting a crimp in their relationships. We talk to an athlete about how he navigated the tightrope of sponsorship and Olympic rules.
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The full episode
3 of 5Presidents Day, Politics, and Pot Laws- 0:00Why Presidents Day Isn't Really Presidents Day
- 6:54Racing to Replace Waxman
- 17:43Athletes, Sponsorships, and Rule 40You’re reading this
- 25:52Is Patricia Esparza Guilty of Murder?
- 39:39Banking on Pot