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- case they become professionals at a later date. This practice, dubbed "shamateurism", a portmanteau of sham and amateur, was present as early as in the 19th...
- amateurs claimed more than actual expenditure, and the derisive term "shamateur" was coined to describe the practice. The game underwent major development...
- the majors and Davis Cup. This system was derisively referred to as 'shamateurism' that was seen as undermining the integrity of the sport. Ramanathan...
- pre-1995 period of rugby union was marked by frequent accusations of "shamateurism", including an investigation in Britain by a House of Commons Select...
- the pentathlon and decathlon). Despite this, Brundage accepted the "shamateurism" from Eastern Bloc countries, in which team members were nominally students...
- the players as employees of these companies were guilty of a form of "shamateurism". In the 1970s, large numbers of foreign players started playing in ****an...
- Rugby union has a long history in Wales. Today it holds tier one status with the IRB. However, compared to Scotland, England, and Ireland, it was a latecomer...
- press conferences, denouncing what she called the USLTA's practice of "shamateurism", where top players were paid under the table to guarantee their entry...
- Not deep into the court; not close to the baseline (of a struck ball). Shamateurism: Amalgamation of 'sham' and 'amateurism', derogatory term for a custom...
- tournament (World Championship & Olympics). The decades-long use of "shamateurs" by the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and other international teams prompted...