Nora K

Should national sports funding reward participation growth as much as medal results?

Elite and grassroots funding have different jobs. UK Sport exists to convert limited high-performance money into medals; local participation belongs with schools, councils, and community agencies. In its consultation, [72% of sector stakeholders](https://www.uksport.gov.uk/~/media/87f1e4d9387b45b3adcf51e6cda97c2d.ashx?la=en) backed the medal focus. Blending missions risks doing both badly and makes accountability fuzzy.