ステートアマチュア

noun

state amateur

Wasei-eigo term for a government-funded athlete in training, often in countries like China or the former Soviet Union, where the state supports sports development.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from state amateur

• 中ちゅう国ごくのステートアマチュア制せい度どは、オリンピック選せん手しゅの育いく成せいに大おおきな役やく割わりを果はたしている。

  China's state amateur system plays a major role in developing Olympic athletes.