Unlike those working in other relevant professions, athletes who have achieved success were able to do that because they risked their health.

[hardyweineberg]

Unlike those working in other relevant professions, athletes who have achieved success were able to do that because they risked their health.​

1.) Is using "do that" okay or is the referencing faulty?

 

[emsr2d2]

Before we continue, please use the Edit Post facility to put the sentence from your title into the main body of your post too.

 

[Rover_KE]

… and put a question mark at the end of your question.

 

[emsr2d2]

Unlike those working in other relevant professions, athletes who have achieved success were able to do that so because they risked their health.

1. Is using "do that" okay? or is the referencing faulty?

Use "... were able to do so" (my preference) or "... were able to do that" but not "... to do that so".

In a numbered list, choose either a number followed by a full stop or a number followed by a closing bracket, but not both.

1. Is my answer correct?
1) Is my answer correct?
1.) Is my answer correct?

In this particular thread, there was no need to number your question at all because it was the only question!

 

[Rover_KE]

What do you mean by 'other relevant professions'?

Relevant to what?