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The Challenges of Sport in South Africa

In sweden, we encourage people not to stick out too much. And so when we try and inspire olympic athlete to be the best in the world, they actually have to break free from their communities before they can do it. It struck me that they had the opposite problem to what we have in south africa. Wher tono bold, people havee left them out of mediocrity. So you really interesting. How different cultural dynamics with in sport within countries. Then also influences things like policy making. But also then just right down to the way coaches coach.

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