Participation Level - Elite

Elite athletes are individuals who have taken their sport to the next level.

They wil rise highest who strive for the highest place.
(Altius ibunt qui as summa nituntur.)
Latin Proverb

They dedicate a great portion of their lives to being the best that they can be. Some elite train and compete full time. Some hold part-time and full-time jobs outside of the sport, using their spare time to train. To become an elite athlete one has to possess state-of-the-art physique, including an immune system able to withstand infections even during severe physiological and psychological stress.

Elite athletes performing in the highest tier of their sport are a select group of individuals who form a homogenous group and it may therefore be argued that success is a result of attention to the details comprising sporting performance.