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#180 Matt Smith: Olympian & Entrepreneur | How to get sponsors as non-elite athletes
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Welcome back to The Marathon Podcast. On this episode, we have Matt Smith from South Africa with us. Matt shocked the world by becoming an Olympian this year, as a cross-country skier who had never tried that sport back in 2022. In this conversation, we talk about dreams, consistency and how to get sponsors as a non-elite athlete.
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