The document discusses talent identification and development in sports. It notes that the UK spent £5 million per medal and £12.36 million per gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It also discusses the creation of the Australian Institute of Sport in 1981 after poor Olympic performance, which became a model for many national institutes of sport. The document questions what truly defines talent and whether "talent" is an adequate term. It suggests factors like identification in adults who have succeeded and development through an evidence-based forecasting approach that establishes a clear strategy and identifies talent in a quality, evidence-based way.
