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LimitationsThe target group of children and youngadolescents between 10 and 14 years of agecannot speak for the attitudes of the generalpopulation regarding racism and other formsof discrimination in sport. Racist incidentsmaking the headlines in newspapers takeplace nearly exclusively at the level of professionalsport. Nevertheless, the insightsprovided by this survey of young people allowus a glimpse of the future using an age groupthat is still largely free of ideological convictionsand their various manifestations.The focus of this study was discriminationbased on race, religion, ethnicity, nationalityand gender. Other forms of discrimination –such as homophobia, or discrimination basedon disability, economic status or individualskills – were either peripheral to our studyor could not be examined using the age groupchosen. Some research gaps are outlined inthe chapter looking at recommendations.The survey data from those 11 countries hasto be interpreted with caution, as it was gatheredin schools situated in the countries’capital cities. Discrimination in sport in ruralareas may differ significantly from experiencesin urban centres. The interviews withexperts and project officers were only partiallyable to compensate for this limitation.DISCRIMINATION IN SPORTKING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION5