After looking at data on which nations and which athletes win medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the author concludes that these events
A. a celebration of wealth and economic inequality.
B. present a level playing for opportunities to win medals.
C. provide people from poor nations a fair chance to succeed.
D. are basically contests between wealthy socialist and poor capitalist nations.
Answer: A
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