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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Introduction Sport is a significant part of this world; it acts as a social construction (DePauw & Gavron‚ 1995). It offers individuals a time to socialise and build a relationship with each other. Individuals with disabilities have always been present in society‚ although they experienced exclusion and not recognised as a “normal” person. In terms of sport‚ mentally retarded persons were thought to not understand the rules of the sport and therefore were left out. Physically disabled were thought
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Anthropology of Sports Professor Eastman 12/08/13 Extreme Sports The X Games is one of the more popular sporting events‚ where people gather to watch athletes compete in extreme sports. Some of these sports include skateboarding‚ mountain biking and motorcycle racing. The community around extreme sports can sometimes be seen as exclusive and particular when it comes to defining what an extreme sport is and who is a true extremist. Originally‚ I believe the extreme sport community created this
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in Sports My high school cross country coach once told me‚ “Ryan‚ greatness isn’t just given out; you have to go out and earn it. You can only earn it through an extreme amount of hard work and sacrifice.” Today how ever in the twenty first century this statement can become a lie. Greatness no longer requires the same amount of dedication as it did fifty years ago. Everyday greatness is given in the forms of needles and small pills. The doping situation in professional and amateur sports has
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college sports in the United States. The emergence‚ growth‚ and current state of youth and college sports in the United States have been subject to many things‚ but two of the most influential and definitive conditions of these stages are the social and economic factors. The emergence of sports in the United States had little to do with youth sports and everything to do with college sports. The main factor socially was the unity and the entertainment that college students found in the a sport that
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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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Benefits Of Sports - Improving A Stable Lifestyle And Teamwork Ability There are tons of people that say sports are good for you. Some might even get tired of hearing all the advantages of sports from different people touting the benefits on tv. Whether it’s from an athlete‚ a physician‚ or an ordinary individual‚ the benefits of sports cannot be denied. Let’s explore each sports benefits and see how they affect our lives and how they give a better lifestyle for those who do regular sports activity
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Sport Addicts Any nation has its most popular sports. While Europeans spend days in front of TV sets and on stadiums watching their favorite soccer teams play‚ North-Americans‚ Canadians in particular‚ prefer baseball‚ basketball‚ and football. Thousands of youngsters as well as adults‚ male and female‚ spend their time and money watching another baseball play-off match. Some prefer sitting in front of the TV at home‚ munching junk food‚ while others decide to attend a match at the stadium. Sports
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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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