Too much money spent on sport

I am personally not much of a sport fanatic, I watch around one football game each week (not of my own free will) and I can never really get in to it the way most people I know can. I can understand the excitement and sense of pride that comes with supporting Australia in our athletic endeavors, but I agree with the article when it says that “Australia can excel in more areas than sport if we spread the wealth and the kudos”. There is definitely too much money being spent on sport. If some of the money being spent on gold medals was used to improve the education and health care systems Australia would be much better off.

Elle