Some countries achieve international sports by building specialised facilities to train top athletes, instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think this is a positive or negative development? Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In recent years, one of the heated issues is that many

countries

across the world have obtained significant achievements in professional

sports

. These

countries

invested a huge amount of money

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improving

athletes

,

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instead

of developing public

sports

. Many people think that

this

condition may lead to many drawbacks.

However

, I do believe that it has both pros and cons. In

this

essay, I will discuss both views and give my own opinion on

this

issue. There is no doubt that improving

proficient

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sports

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is

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one of the top concerns in many nations. There are many reasons for

this

. For one thing, these

countries

want to boost their position in the international

sports

arena. For another, training professional

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can bring enormous profit. The most familiar example of

this

is that many European nations

such

as Spain,

Portugal

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,... are now known as

sports

powerhouses because they have won many FIFA World Cup Championships. In spite of the fact that building

facilities

to train top

athletes

does have advantages, its negative effects are obvious. The main

drawbacks

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of

this

is that it can result in a decline in the use of public

sports

infrastructures. It seems quite clear that improving

facilities

to train

sportsmans

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has many benefits.

Besides

the advantages, the above issue can lead to many drawbacks. If these nations are too focused on obtaining international achievements without paying attention to constructing

facilities

for

community

sports

, it will cause extreme effects on public health. Take Vietnam as an example, the Vietnamese government has recently invested in coaching

athletes

.

However

, they might not pay enough attention to improving the quality of

community

physical activities as the shortages of

infrastructures

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infrastructure

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are happening in many provinces. The continuity of

this

condition may cause a great contribution to the decrease in public

interests

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interest

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for

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physical activities.

On the other hand

, in many socially-advanced

countries

, they were able to maintain a balance between proficient

sports

and

community

sports

. In short, more measures should have been taken by the government on constructing physical

facilities

for the

community

. In a nutshell, it is vital to keep a balance between coaching top

athletes

and improving public

sports

quality.