They are, in fact, a community. Bibliography lists 5 sources. This 5 page paper looks at the Olympics since the turn of the twentieth century and talks about how technological change has affected the games. Changes concerning sports equipment as well as advances in communication and transportation are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Athletes represent a special group of people who are keenly aware of their nutritional requirements.
After all, they demand a great deal from their bodies as a means by which to achieve their varied and often rigorous athletic goals. Still, this is not to say that just because one is an athlete that one heeds either the legal and dangerous aspects of obtaining an artificial albeit optimal performance. Bibliography lists 10 sources.