The intense debate over the legitimacy of maintaining funding for elite sport sparked by the recent release of the Crawford Report on the future of Australian sport raises an interesting question: Does funding elite sport, particularly Olympic sports, lead to increased sports participation by the average Australian?

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The intense debate over the legitimacy of maintaining funding for elite sport sparked by the recent release of the Crawford Report on the future of Australian sport raises an interesting question: Does funding elite sport, particularly Olympic sports, lead to increased sports participation by the average Australian?

Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Student Chris Mullins (and subsequent gold medal winning athlete) takes the time to discuss his challenges and experiences before departing for Beijing.

A transcript for this podcast is available at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2008/podcasts/paralympic-dreams-with-chris-mullins/transcript

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La Trobe University physiotherapist Mark Alexander talks about caring for athletes before flying to Beijing.

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