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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 812614" data-attributes="member: 58362">I don&#039;t see that the two are comparable. One is investing in improving performance, the other is rewarding good performance. Saying that, based on pub conversations (yeah, I know), British Olympic funding seems rather geared that way too.- - - Updated - - -So why are Singapore top of the table? They&#039;ve got the third highest GDP by capita in the world! Despite the fact that Azerbaijan are a relatively poor country (still within the top 50%), I wouldn&#039;t be at all surprised to learn that their athletes are well looked after given their history.As others have said, if this money is significant to these nations, wouldn&#039;t it be better spent on infrastructure rather than rewarding the few who succeed despite a lack of infrastructure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 812614, member: 58362"] I don't see that the two are comparable. One is investing in improving performance, the other is rewarding good performance. Saying that, based on pub conversations (yeah, I know), British Olympic funding seems rather geared that way too. [COLOR=silver][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] So why are Singapore top of the table? They've got the third highest GDP by capita in the world! Despite the fact that Azerbaijan are a relatively poor country (still within the top 50%), I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that their athletes are well looked after given their history. As others have said, if this money is significant to these nations, wouldn't it be better spent on infrastructure rather than rewarding the few who succeed despite a lack of infrastructure. [/QUOTE]

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