games and sports is unthinkable‚ as sports and games have become an integral element of present-day education. Formerly teaching consisted of merely imparting the basic skills of 3R’s (Reading‚ Writing and Arithmetic). But true learning is much more than that. Today education is an all-round development of the child. In this respect games and sports play a significant role. It is in this backdrop that most schools organise their Annual Sports Day. Last year‚ my school’s Annual Sports Day was
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Sports history in the British Library: selected titles Any analysis of sport‚ sporting events and sports governance must inevitably take into account the historical events which underpin them. For sports researchers‚ the British Library has an unrivalled collection of resources covering all aspects of the subject and in many different media‚ from books describing sporting events‚ to biographies and autobiographies of grass roots and elite athletes; coaching manuals; sport yearbooks and annual reports;
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“Sport has a unique and irreplaceable capacity to unite people‚ going far beyond ethnic‚ religious or social differences. I am convinced that sport can be at the long-term service of peace” HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco In Ancient Greece‚ a series of competitions were held every four years between representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece. The Olympics allowed the Greeks to set aside conflict and war‚ to celebrate friendship and unity‚ to experience peace through
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Corruption has been a well known problem of sport and it has touched a lot of walks of sport life. Many people say that these days corruption in sports has escalated and although they see same solutions of this problem it stills very difficult to combat. Our society is well informed about corruption in sports. People from teenagers to the elderly‚ men and women know that corruption in sports exists. A survey of seventeen people conducted at SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary‚ Orchard Lake‚ in September
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Mathusiga Sivakumar and I’m here to talk to you about feminism in sports. Gender equality is currently a popularly discussed topic. Sports is just one area where women do not receive the same amount of respect or support they need as men. This is due to the term that men are just so much stronger than a woman in sports. I think women’s inequality in sports has a negative impact on women‚ that try to succeed in the category of sports for three reasons. Firstly they don’t get equal rights financially
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would happen‚ others make it happen” (Jordan 1). Youth sports have become very dangerous in the past few years. The thing that is making sports so much rougher is the will to win and children will do anything to win. Concussions and spinal injuries are ruining young children’s lives. All preteens should be prohibited from sports due to the susceptibility spine and brain injuries. More than 40 million children participated in organized sports in the United States‚ a cultural phenomenon known as much
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The legalisation of drugs in sport may be fairer and safer In 490 BC‚ the Persian Army landed on the plain of Marathon‚ 25 miles from Athens. The Athenians sent a messenger named Feidipides to Sparta to ask for help. He ran the 150 miles in two days. The Spartans were late. The Athenians attacked and‚ although outnumbered five to one‚ were victorious. Feidipides was sent to run back to Athens to report victory. On arrival‚ he screamed “We won” and dropped dead from exhaustion. The marathon
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Adriene Ellison Counter Argument 3A A very sensitive subject for sometime‚ women playing sports alongside men. Women have argued that they are as strong‚ fast‚ and as skilled to play professional sports on the same team as men. As nice as that would be‚ it’s not a good idea. For one men are naturally more aggressive with higher testosterone levels‚ the female body is not built to match up against the males‚ and ultimately most men have the mind set that they are superior over women and would
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jumps‚ cheers and stunts to lead spectators or crowds to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate in competitions. Cheerleading began in 1898 at the University of Minnesota when a student named Johnny Campbell lead a football game crowd in cheering “Rah‚ Rah‚ Rah! Ski-U-Mah‚ Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-E-So-Tah!” It originally started as an all-male activity but since then has evolved into a competitive sport for both men and women. However‚ lots of people do not agree that
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history of sports to be able to compete without favoritism‚ receive proper funding‚ have access to facilities to play‚ and much more obstacles. It has been up to women to organize their own sports programs rather than compete with men and their organizations. Every woman in sports has had to endure the existing issue of feminism and culture. Feminism and culture strongly affects participation in sports. Feminism in sports is the support of women’s rights based on equality to take part in sports. Culture
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