Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 2, 2021 20:29:43 GMT
Ths funding goes up and down. After the Montreal Olympics where Australia scored no golds, there was much spending, as also in the several years before the Sydney Olympics.
Unlike in the USA, sport doesn't play a big part at university but scholarships are made to several sports institutes where much elite training happens.
We do, but the only people who care are those in admin at those unis and friends and relatives of players. Uni is something of a pathway in Rugby Union, but not widely followed.
In sports like cricket young talents are usually identified in school and enter the various training pathways from there. If they go to uni it's because they want to study.
For most the study will happen during their playing careers. Many AFL players and cricketers are encouraged to get degrees while they're playing and set themselves up for their real career once their playing days are over.