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Section 1. The Sport Context -- Section 2. Resourcing Sport: People, Policy and Funding -- Section 3. Sport Delivery Models -- Section 4. Systems for Sport Participation and Performance -- Section 5. Coordinating the Sport System and Future Trends.

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