- 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...
