Some people think that national sports teams and individual men and women who represent their country should be financially supported by the government. However, others argue that they should be funded by non-government sources (e.g. Business, scholarship, etc.). Discuss both views and give your opinion.

It is claimed by some sections of the people that the national

sports

team and individual

athletes

must be supported by the

government

, whereas few others consider that they must be financially assisted by non-

government

organizations

such

as businesses,celebrities, scholarships and crowdfunding.

This

essay will discuss both points of view and argue in favour of the latter.

To begin

with, both central and state governments should invest money in constructing the infrastructure needed for various

sports

, without proper infrastructure it is impossible to produce good

athletes

. In recent years, we have seen India producing quality

athletes

on the international circuit has grown multifold, they have produced

athletes

like PV Sindu for Badminton, Pankaj Advani for Snookers,

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and

show examples

Vedanta Madhavan for Swimming, Mary Kom for Boxing and many more. All these

athletes

were able to fetch medals and bring glory to the country because they had the facilities to train and coach them to succeed .

Secondly

, there are a lot of youths who wanted to take up

sports

as their carrier ,but due to financial constraints they are unable to purchase clothes, shoes and other kits to pursue

sports

. I feel that during

such

hard times

athletes

can get demotivated and give up the game and go on to pursue other work which can get keep their families running. During

such

cases,private organizations should recognize the talents and provide sponsorship to those, who have the potential to inspire the population.

For instance

, Neeraj Chopra from Javelin throw was

initially

backed by NGOs,once he started flourishing in national events, the

government

started backing him.

In addition

, there are many clubs owned by franchises that support various

sports

like cricket,badminton and football,these clubs identify the talents from various parts of the country through different programmes and nurture them to be future superstars. In conclusion, both

government

and non-

government

play a part in nurturing talents.

Government

can build the infrastructure, but the private organizations must sponsor at the initial stages, they can use them as brand ambassadors for their business.