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  • Running through Chatgpt's list quite a lot of these look like they'd benefit from specialist facilities and coaching:

    Archery
    Artistic Gymnastics
    Artistic Swimming
    Athletics (Track and Field)
    Badminton
    Baseball/Softball
    Basketball
    Beach Volleyball
    Boxing
    Breaking (Breaking Dance)
    Canoe/Kayak (Slalom)
    Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
    Cycling (BMX Freestyle)
    Cycling (BMX Racing)
    Cycling (Mountain Bike)
    Cycling (Road)
    Cycling (Track)
    Diving
    Equestrian
    Fencing
    Football (Soccer)
    Golf
    Handball
    Hockey (Field Hockey)
    Judo
    Modern Pentathlon
    Rhythmic Gymnastics
    Rowing
    Rugby Sevens
    Sailing
    Shooting
    Skateboarding
    Sport Climbing
    Surfing
    Swimming
    Table Tennis
    Taekwondo
    Tennis
    Trampoline Gymnastics
    Triathlon
    Volleyball
    Water Polo
    Weightlifting
    Wrestling
    This list includes both individual and team sports featured in the Olympics.

  • Think every sport requires specialist coaching at the top level, but many, maybe most, of these can be done with little outlay. Sure shooting, sailing and horses are a different thing.

    Not sure how it related to “only fee paying schools are able to get success sports people in to talk to pupils though”!

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