Some countries spend a lot of money preparing competitors to take part in major competitions such as Olympic Games or football World Cup. Some people say that it would be better to spend this money encouraging children to take up sports from a young age. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is a controversial issue whether

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funding should spend on nurturing professional

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or encouraging

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to play

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from a young age. As far as I am concerned, I tend to believe funding should be contributed

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advocating for more

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to join

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from a young age. On the one hand, many people hold a

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that

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should put more funding into the preparation of professional

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. The main reason for

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view

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is that

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who represent the

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to participate in worldwide competitions are those professional

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who have already

practiced

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certain types of

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for many years. It is reasonable for

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constantly invest in them so as to increase their chance to be champions in major competitions. Another reason for

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view

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is

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are representations of a

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. If an athlete wins a prize in a big competition, not only

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player can benefit from it but

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the

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can gain fame and fortune.

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. I tend to support the

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that spending more money on encouraging

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to participate in

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,

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can benefit the whole of society.

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, it is commonly believed that

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are the future of a

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. If more money spends on encouraging

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to play

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, potential

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superstars will be more likely to be dug out, which cultivates the competitiveness of a

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.

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, it is

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beneficial for

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themselves to participate in different

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, even though they would probably be not suitable to become a professional

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. As they can be provided

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way to relax their body and mind as well as interact with their peers, which is vital in their life.

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, it is a disputable fact that

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will be more likely to experience financial burden if they focus more on funding professional

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. As is widely accepted, it is

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governments

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and nations’ responsibility to give monthly or yearly pay for professional

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.

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, their salary is usually much higher than other positions and the

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budget is limited, especially those

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in less-developed

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countries. To sum up, it is

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to say that funding professional

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is

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a must,

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, more financial investment in encouraging kids to play

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will have a prolonged effect

for

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the whole

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.