International sporting competitions, such as the World Cup or the Olympic Games, bring fans and competitors together but do they always promote positive values and could they potentially be a catalyst for world peace? It is my view that despite some minor issues relating to violence, these events can be extremely useful in promoting positive international relations.
It is first necessary to acknowledge that there are, indeed, some issues with these large sporting events. Hooliganism and violence is one such example and recent events at the Euro 2020 football contest highlight this. Soccer seems to be a sport which is plagued by fan violence but I believe that competition organizers are working hard to eradicate this.
Despite this issue, I believe that competitions such as the Olympic Games are extremely beneficial when it comes to promoting world peace. The main reason for this is that such competitions are held in different global locations and, as a result, committed fans frequently travel to places they would have never otherwise travelled to. This allows them to experience countries and cultures, learn about traditions and societies and gain a deeper understanding of people around the world. This can surely only have positive effects in the future.
The benefits of these competitions do not only apply to the fans. Consider how the competitors themselves benefit from these events as they are exposed to counterparts from other countries and cultures, thus gaining a deeper insight into people they would have never met without such events. I recently watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Japan and was pleased to see so many countries walking together harmoniously.
International sporting events have a few limited issues around violence and inappropriate behaviour by fans. On the whole, however, they allow competitors and supporters to travel and learn about other cultures and, in my view, definitely encourage world peace.
International sporting
competitions
, such as the
World
Cup or the Olympic Games, bring fans and competitors together
but
do they always promote
positive
values and could they
potentially
be a catalyst for
world
peace? It is my view that despite
some
minor
issues
relating to
violence
, these
events
can be
extremely
useful in promoting
positive
international relations.
It is
first
necessary to acknowledge that there are,
indeed
,
some
issues
with these large sporting
events
. Hooliganism and
violence
is one such example and recent
events
at the Euro 2020 football contest highlight this. Soccer seems to be a sport which
is plagued
by fan
violence
but
I believe that
competition
organizers are working
hard
to eradicate this.
Despite this
issue
, I believe that
competitions
such as the Olympic Games are
extremely
beneficial when it
comes
to promoting
world
peace. The main reason for this is that such
competitions
are held
in
different
global locations and,
as a result
, committed fans
frequently
travel to places they would have never
otherwise
travelled to. This
allows
them to experience countries and cultures, learn about traditions and societies and gain a deeper understanding of
people
around the
world
. This can
surely
only
have
positive
effects in the future.
The benefits of these
competitions
do not
only
apply to the fans. Consider how the competitors themselves benefit from these
events
as they
are exposed
to counterparts from other countries and cultures,
thus
gaining a deeper insight into
people
they would have never met without such
events
. I recently
watched
the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Japan and was
pleased
to
see
so
many
countries walking together
harmoniously
.
International sporting
events
have a few limited
issues
around
violence
and inappropriate
behaviour
by fans.
On the whole
,
however
, they
allow
competitors and supporters to travel and learn about other cultures and, in my view, definitely encourage
world
peace.