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

government

funding should spend on nurturing professional

athletes

or encouraging

children

to play

sports

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

in

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advocating for more

children

to join

sports

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

view

that

government

should put more funding into the preparation of professional

players

. The main reason for

this

view

is that

athletes

who represent the

nation

to participate in worldwide competitions are those professional

players

who have already

practiced

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certain types of

sports

for many years. It is reasonable for

government

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

this

view

is

that top

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players

are representations of a

nation

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

this

player can benefit from it but

also

the

nation

can gain fame and fortune.

On the other hand

. I tend to support the

view

that spending more money on encouraging

children

to participate in

sports

,

which

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can benefit the whole of society.

Firstly

, it is commonly believed that

children

are the future of a

nation

. If more money spends on encouraging

children

to play

sports

, potential

sports

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

nation

.

Secondly

, it is

also

beneficial for

children

themselves to participate in different

sports

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

player

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players

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. As they can be provided

a

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

Finally

, it is a disputable fact that

government

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

athletes

. 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

athletes

.

However

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

government

budget is limited, especially those

less-developed

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countries. To sum up, it is

nevertheless

to say that funding professional

players

is

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a must,

However

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, more financial investment in encouraging kids to play

sports

will have a prolonged effect

for

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the whole

nation

.