Objective of the study was to analyze the best institutional models of the sports research systems facilitating success of the global sports leading nations. Methods and structure of the study. We opted, for the purposes of the study, for an institutional analysis of the foreign sports research systems with a comparative analysis, case studies and practical experience summarizing reviews. Results and conclusion. Our analysis of the foreign sports research experience showed the leading sports nations persistently facilitating progress of their sports science by prudent governmental policies and practices. The sports science is ranked among the priority policy sectors by the global sports leaders (including the USA, UK, Canada, China and France) that have long been ranked among the Olympic Games winners. The national sports progress and sports research concepts of these nations are still different, with the differences apparently dictated by traditions of the governmental systems and the national sports sector regulation specifics. Based on the study data and analysis, we have grounds to conclude that the global sports research models are dominated by the following three options. As demonstrated by the success histories of the world sports leading nations, the sports research centers may operate based on major universities (France), or as Olympic training centers (USA, Canada, UK), or as specialized sports research institutes (China). It should be emphasized that the national sports research systems financing models are different as dictated by the national sports sector traditions and specifics.
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