In: Economics
The subject of History Of Sports.
What is the role of sport in forming national identity and what roles do athletes play in national identity? What is Canada’s official sport and how does that relate to your answer to the first part of the question?
We can say that a complete feeling of national identity can be achieved only when the nation participate in a sports competition in a worldwide manner. The sports can bring the citizens of a nation to support their nation jointly. Thus it is an evident sign of nationalism.
Athlets can also provide great a sense of national identity. The various skills and uniqueness of an athlete can make people a fan of them. Thus people tries to follow the diplomatic relation.This can increase the people's sense of nationalism.
• There are two national sports in Canada.
The winter national sport of Canada is Icehockey.
The summer national sport of canada is lacrosse.
Morethan a sport, the people in Canada considers hockey as a religion. Eventhough the canadian peoples are splitted into different categories due to language and political parties, this sport acts as unique force to unify them together and provides a great sense of national identity.
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