Every four years, the whole world stops to watch international sporting events such as the Olympics and the Football World Cup in which athletes show their best performance to make their country proud. These sporting occasions have proved to be helpful in easing international tension in difficult times when powerful leaders were trying to control the world’s economy and other governments were fighting over the land. The Olympic Games are one of the best examples which prove how sporting events can bring nations together, at least temporarily. From the ancient History, when Greeks and Romans would interrupt battles to participate in the games, to the more recent international disputes, when athletes from Palestine and Israel would forget their differences, compete peacefully and even embrace each other after an event. Moreover, these popular events have called the world’s attention to the terrible consequences of wars; thus some leaders have tried to reach agreements to end their disputes and live peacefully.
Similarly, international sporting events show benefits in some developing countries which live in a daily internal civil war. For example, Brazil has a high rate of unemployment, lack of education, hunger, crime, poverty and corruption which leads to an immense embarrassment of being Brazilian and a low self-esteem. However, when the Football World Cup starts, the Brazilian squad, which is considered the best team in the world, provokes an amazing feeling of pride in their country. Most people seem to forget all their problems and even the criminal activity decreases. They paint roads with the national colors, wear the Brazilian team shirts and buy national flags. Moreover, the competition brings families and neighbors together and even rival gangs watch the games and celebrate peacefully.
In conclusion, popular sporting events play an important role in decreasing international tensions and liberating patriotic feelings as history has shown.
Every four years, the whole
world
stops
to
watch
international
sporting
events
such as the Olympics and the Football
World
Cup in which athletes
show
their best performance to
make
their country proud. These sporting occasions have proved to be helpful in easing
international
tension in difficult times when powerful leaders were trying to control the
world’s
economy and other
governments
were fighting over the land. The Olympic Games are one of the best examples which prove how sporting
events
can bring nations together, at least
temporarily
. From the ancient History, when Greeks and Romans would interrupt battles to participate in the games, to the more recent
international
disputes, when athletes from Palestine and Israel would forget their differences, compete
peacefully
and even embrace each other after an
event
.
Moreover
, these popular
events
have called the
world’s
attention to the terrible consequences of wars;
thus
some
leaders have tried to reach agreements to
end
their disputes and
live
peacefully
.
Similarly
,
international
sporting
events
show
benefits in
some
developing countries
which
live
in a daily internal civil war.
For example
, Brazil has a high rate of unemployment, lack of education, hunger, crime, poverty and corruption which leads to an immense embarrassment of being Brazilian and a low self-esteem.
However
, when the Football
World
Cup
starts
, the Brazilian squad, which
is considered
the best team in the
world
, provokes an amazing feeling of pride in their country. Most
people
seem to forget all their problems and even the criminal activity decreases. They paint roads with the national colors, wear the Brazilian team shirts and
buy
national flags.
Moreover
, the competition brings families and neighbors together and even rival gangs
watch
the games and celebrate
peacefully
.
In conclusion
, popular sporting
events
play an
important
role in decreasing
international
tensions and liberating patriotic feelings as history has shown.