VICIOUS SPORTS SHOULD BE BANNED

VICIOUS SPORTS SHOULD BE BANNED

A century ago people used to believe that sport developed ch_ _ _ _ _ _ _ and t _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _, they played just for the love of the game. Today big sport divides more that it brings together. Too often anger and the desire to d _ _ _ _ _ the rivals make sportsmen forget the principles of ‘f _ _ _ play’.

C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sports, such as football, ice hockey, basketball, may involve aggression, so it is very easy to overdo it. Athletes may injure or intimidate their o _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ because their coaches tell them to, or because they are bad l _ _ _ _ _ and can’t stand the victory of their r _ _ _ _ _, or just because they take pleasure in hitting the players of the opposing t _ _ _.

Some s _ _ _ _ _ are more violent than others. Sportsmen who follow contact sports, such as American football, boxing and wrestling run the risk of serious i _ _ _ _ _ _ _, brain d _ _ _ _ _, or even death. The parents of teenagers who decide to t _ _ _ _ _ these sports should be aware that their children p _ _ themselves at r _ _ _.

However, it would be wrong to blame s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ only. People are bloodthirsty and they are willing to pay in order to see violence. Boxing matches d _ _ _ more and more spectators. Other violent sports also grow fast in p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. On the whole, violent society c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to violence in sport.

L _ _ _ _ fans attend sporting e _ _ _ _ _ not only because they want to see how their team s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the rivals. Some of the devoted followers fill the g _ _ _ _ _ _ just because they hope to let off s _ _ _ _ throwing things at the players or fighting.

Apart from physical harm violence in sport may take the form of verbal abuse (including racist and a _ _ _ _ _ _ remarks and threats) and non-verbal gestures. Su _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scream at players, athletes scream at o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , coaches scream at athletes and fans, etc.

In order to p _ _ _ _ _ _ sports violence specialists recommend some measures. C _ _ _ _ _ _ should introduce young sportsmen to the principles of ‘fair play’ using famous athletes as positive role m _ _ _ _ _ . Officials should punish sportsmen for violence with tough penalties or even ban them from e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ competitions. The governments should prohibit the sale of alcohol to the people who come to s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ their favourite team. They should also ban the unruly sp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from the stadiums.