Different states of competition


Although responsibility of a sport might fall on different bodies, much depends on individuals and the personalities and resources they bring to the table.

IT is common in democracies for past and present ministers of a portfolio to disagree with one another, to prove that they did or are doing a better job. Often, these take the form of potshots that do not endear politicians to voters, but substantive questions of policy emerge from the banter.

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