An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and the nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives by various agencies, on their return. Discuss the merits of state-sponsored talent hunting and its cultivation as against the rationale of a reward mechanism as encouragement.

​An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and the nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives by various agencies, on their return. Discuss the merits of state-sponsored talent hunting and its cultivation as against the rationale of a reward mechanism as encouragement.