Should states care about the performance of their national team at a global sporting competition, such as the Olympics or the World Cup? Why or why not?
Sporting events such as the Olympics or the World Cup provide the chance for states to demonstrate their sportsmanship and camaraderie, or lack of, and the success of a national team is important to a country in terms of moral and reputation. During sporting events like these, people from all over the world are watching, therefore it is important that athletes and teams put on their best performances and their best behavior. With these athletes being ambassadors to their countries, it is important to sustain a good reputation because anything that happens could reflect poorly on your country. From an economic standpoint worldwide sporting events are beneficial because they allow countries to advertise and demonstrate their value to people across the globe. For example during the Olympics an american could see an advertisement promoting cruises in Norway, because for a few months Norway is thrown into the global spotlight whereas at any other time it is not seen as a big tourist attraction. Although these sporting events are a chance for countries to advertise and get on the map, states also use these competitions to boost the morale of the people. The Olympics and World Cup give the fans and citizens of countries a chance to support their country and a reason to rally behind them. A struggling nation, whether it be economic trouble or political turmoil, has the opportunity to unite for a month out of the year, to stop all violence that might be occurring, and to forget all religious, political, and racial differences. If an unstable country has a common goal, for their soccer team to win the World Cup, then those people all have the same thing to cheer for. Athletic competitions not only give countries a chance to improve global reputation, but also gives them hope in times of trouble and something to unite around. So although they are only labeled as friendly competitions, global sporting events are important to countries and they should care about their teams, regardless of whether they win or lose.
Sporting events such as the Olympics or the World Cup provide the chance for states to demonstrate their sportsmanship and camaraderie, or lack of, and the success of a national team is important to a country in terms of moral and reputation. During sporting events like these, people from all over the world are watching, therefore it is important that athletes and teams put on their best performances and their best behavior. With these athletes being ambassadors to their countries, it is important to sustain a good reputation because anything that happens could reflect poorly on your country. From an economic standpoint worldwide sporting events are beneficial because they allow countries to advertise and demonstrate their value to people across the globe. For example during the Olympics an american could see an advertisement promoting cruises in Norway, because for a few months Norway is thrown into the global spotlight whereas at any other time it is not seen as a big tourist attraction. Although these sporting events are a chance for countries to advertise and get on the map, states also use these competitions to boost the morale of the people.
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