Many countries spend too much money on training a few individuals for international sports competitions. Some people think that governments should invest more in ordinary people instead. Do you agree or disagree?Give your opinion and examples.
An eternal debate seems to have ensued between different schools of thought as to whether money should be invested into rendering facilities to common people, or should they focus on training a few international players. The latter view seems to be quite plausible and valid.
To start with, the opinion, although based on the assumption, that favors stressing on fulfilling the needs of common citizens arises from the assumption the money of taxpayers should go into serving the larger public good: affording all kinds of services to the populace. This is why governments are elected, so they should fulfill their duties, as many critics of the programs that prioritize a minority population of sports personnel, suggest. This lobby often cites the studies carried out in poor countries where governments construct stadiums to augment sports despite widespread hunger prevailing around in society.
However, the other lobby looks at the broader and more practical side of the affairs. They suggest that sports is more of an industry than just being a favorite leisure time haunt of the elite: it is generating direct and indirect business in multiple realms that may be connected or not with this field, and creating employment opportunities for millions across a cross-section of skills and trades in various fields that are either directly related to sports, or are ancillary to it. All the riches being derived from this field are due to the outstanding performances of the players at global level; thus, it is quite justified to bolster such practitioners.
In hindsight, disputes aside, it is quite plausible to continue with such a practice; it is helping not only outstanding sporting practitioners but also the society at large, by helping sports evolve into a gargantuan industry that is yielding jobs and business.
