Ielts writing task 2

Some countries achieve international sports by building specialized facilities to train top athletes, instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think this is positive or negative development?

Nowadays, some nations provide funding for top-notch sports gear for training elite athletes in order to achieve international sports instead of allocating more resources to improving public sport facilities. Although, adopting this policy can affect negatively on society, I believe that the benefits will preponderate over the drawback.

As mentioned above, investing an enormous amount of money in building training stadiums and limiting spaces for public use can definitely have an adverse impact on society. Citizens will be introduced restrictions on having many places to work out and playing their favorite common sports such as badminton or football. As a result, they will feel reluctant to keep fit and be likely to lead sedentary lifestyle, which is totally against the active and healthy lifestyle that sports are trying to promote.

However, that potential disadvantage can be eclipsed by some significant advantages. First, offering elite sport players high-class training areas help the country be recognized for their sports industry. For instance, The United States is well-known for setting records in many sports events and has hosted the Olympic Games many times due to its great availability for modern facilities. Second, the government can reduce the cost in sending the athletes team for broad coaching if domestic facilities are upgraded. Furthermore, this action will also achieve a positive impact on young generation’s attitude towards sport and foster their competitive spirits, contributing to the booming of national sports industry in the future.

In conclusion, prioritizing expenditure on first-class facilities for top athletes can have great positive impacts on national sports industry, despite its minor drawback.