High-performance sport
High performance sport or elite sport is sport at the highest level of competition. In
High-performance sport overlaps with the upper tiers of
Much research in
Separate state agencies may be responsible for high-performance sport and for mass sport; national governing bodies for a particular sport often have separate administrative units for supporting élite athletes and the funding of athletes likely to win Olympic medals. In public policy, funding for high-performance sport may be justified for reasons of national prestige or as a marketing tool for encouraging mass sport. Eastern Bloc countries invested in elite sport during the Cold War for propaganda purposes; some Western countries began establishing Institutes of Sport from the 1980s, with sports academies for nurturing promising young athletes.
See also
- Category:Sports academies
- Category:National Institutes of Sport
- Professional sports
- Semi-professional sports
- Professional sports leagues in the United States
References
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