Why is Australia so good at sports?
Aug 1, 2021 23:41:10 GMT
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Aug 1, 2021 23:41:10 GMT
It all comes down to funding. If the government is serious about building a program, they'll allocate the necessary resources and you'll usually see the results on the field.
One of the things I love about the Olympics are the small countries who qualify in maybe two events. China, US, Australia, GB, etc. send entire armies of hundreds of athletes while these nations of limited means send two. I think about how different their Olympic experience must be. You have the front runners expecting to take home multiple medals in some cases; while for these tiny countries, the parade of nations is literally the high point of the games for them. We did it, we're here. Some individual athletes will leave the games with more medals than entire nations have ever won. But for some, the gratification comes in holding the flag high and hearing their nation's named called.
One of the things I love about the Olympics are the small countries who qualify in maybe two events. China, US, Australia, GB, etc. send entire armies of hundreds of athletes while these nations of limited means send two. I think about how different their Olympic experience must be. You have the front runners expecting to take home multiple medals in some cases; while for these tiny countries, the parade of nations is literally the high point of the games for them. We did it, we're here. Some individual athletes will leave the games with more medals than entire nations have ever won. But for some, the gratification comes in holding the flag high and hearing their nation's named called.