What Sport Does the Highest Paid Athlete in Your Country Play?

This chart shows the sport played by each country's highest paid athletes.

The sport of athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking.

An athlete or sportsman is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed and/or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs.Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen.