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Considering there are 900+ registered clubs, 52 medals on offer and there’s a very decent infrastructure in place I don’t think it’s a sport you’d want to reduce funding for? That’s before you start talking about the social impact the sport can have.
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Literally every sport can have a positive social impact, and I wouldn't personally put one which involves punching other people high on that list, but hey, I'm not a boxer. I'm guessing you are?
If there's such good infrastructure then why do they need more funding? Surely that means the previous funding has been well invested to a point where the sport can be somewhat self sufficient?
Honestly I have no idea how the money for each sport is spent, but just having a quick look at the list from a neutral perspective, I wouldn't have jumped to the conclusion that boxing is woefully underfunded.
chiroshi
Boxing funding seems quite high on that table? Especially seeing as there is very little equipment cost compared to horses / bikes / boats.
It would be interesting to see the breakdown 'per athlete', as I think then Judo and Modern pentathlon might be quite high.
Also, Paris funding only needs to cover 3 years, and GB have already bought all those fancy bikes, I doubt they'll be trashed before Paris.