PHYSICAL VIOLENCE IN SPORTS – AGAINST THE MOTION John Wooden once said: “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” When we think of the tremendous technological progress we have made‚ it’s amazing how little we have developed in other respects. We may speak contemptuously of the poor old Romans because they relished the orgies of slaughter that went on steel shelving arenas. We may despise them because they mistook these goings on for entertainment. We may forgive them condescendingly
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Should sports be coed? People always say can girls and boys really cooperate when playing a certain sport. Boys are more stronger than girls because they are naturally rough and a bigger and boys wouldn’t feel right while playing football because they don’t want to hit a girl. It also might be awkward for both genders because it will quite different because boys are used to boys and girls are used to girls so they chose their own gender because it would feel a lot less awkward. When playing
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Sport Betting The issue of sport betting gives rise to many controversies and opposed by lots of people since Malaysian government legalizes sport betting and will give the license to Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd to be the first and only legalized sports betting operator. In doing so‚ government wishes that Ascot would help them to curb illegal betting‚ especially during the time of the FIFA World Cup and to avoid losing tax revenue estimated to be up to 4 billion ringgit a year due to illegal sports
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of banned performance-enhancing drugs (PEDS) in sports is commonly referred to as doping. The word doping is probably derived from the Dutch word dop‚ the name of an alcoholic beverage made of grape skins used by Zulu warriors in order to enhance their prowess in battle. The term became current around the turn of the 20th century‚ originally referring to illegal drugging of racehorses. ‘Doping’ however is as old as competitive sport itself. Modern times - In 1904 Olympics marathon
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entirely British! He has been unequivocal about where he feels he belongs: when asked whether he would rather participate for Somalia‚ he answered: ==>"This is my country and when I put on my Great Britain vest I’m proud." Intersection between sport and ethnicity has been evident innumerable times throughout history‚ but perhaps nowhere more than: ==> The 1968 Olympics Black Power salute was a protest made by the African American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony
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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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discussion on Doping in sport. 22nd October 2013 Introduction - As we may all know doping can and has been a problem in some specific sports‚ cycling being the main scapegoat of course because of the Lance Armstrong scandal. However does that mean doping is not involved with any other sports. Absolutely not‚ what many people believe is that cycling is a dirty sport because so many drugs and supplements are involved‚ however they do not realise some of the sports they love are heavily armed
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As George Orwell said‚ “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred‚ jealousy‚ boastfulness‚ disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence.” In other words‚ sport isn’t just about game play anymore. The athletes we see in serious sport‚ the people who have acclaimed money and fame‚ usually expect better treatment from everyone else‚ they’re spoiled and therefore behave poorly on the basis they believe they can get away with it. This is why it is
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English ULBS(individual) Man has been performing dangerous stunts and making sports out of them since he could first pull the tail of a sleeping sabre-toothed tiger. Today‚ large events like the X-games are part of the extreme sports market. Extreme sports received a huge popularity boost in the mid-nineties‚ when American sports channel ESPN launched the “X-Games”. The annual events bring together the best of the world’s extreme athletes to complete for gold‚ silver and bronze medals. There
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