Sports Unifier Research Paper

Section A: Sports as a Unifier:
1. Yes, when people gather together to support a common team i.e a national event it automatically merges people together and it separates themselves with that specific moment of unity with their daily differences they face. For an example the rugby world cup in 1995, when SA had just elected its first democratic government and tensions were high after the abolishment of apartheid and for a time that was pushed aside due to the joy and excited of our miraculous victory.
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• Image 1 and 2: Rugby World Cup 1995
• Image 3: 2010 World Cup Soccer
• Image 4: Cameron Van Der Burgh winning the gold medal in the Olympic games and breaking the world record at the same time. 2.2. Image 1 and 2 - The 1995 World

It is the responsibility of the governing bodies of the various sports to ensure that fair play and adherence to the rules has been obeyed and without these tests either random or planned it leaves doubts in the minds of the supporters and fellow athletes as to the validity of the achievements obtained.
2.2 – Yes. The school’s responsibility is to educate young children to become people of substance and integrity and if they have no tests and punishments for cheaters, how will the students ever learn, as well as making use of drugs a very negative action due to children’s brain development as well as the school looking out for the student’s best interest. In terms of the old cliche “Cheaters never prosper”
2.3 – Yes. In very rare occasions where athletes who have worked hard to achieve success have been ill and are medicated to take part under doctor’s medication and supervision however on the condition that the doctors have gained permission prior to the event.
2.4 – I believe that this is the case due to the extreme pressures on these athletes to succeed both from their peers and for massive financial gain and personal achievement and this can take place more so when they are under physical pressure like gaining

However, on being exposed as a fraud and a cheat due to illegal blood doping where he took “fit” blood out of his body and then put it back in his body through transfusion at the opportune moments as well as taking drugs in a disguised manner never expecting to be caught however when his ex-team mate Floyd Landis exposed him and his manager all hell broke loose and led to his deceit and his good name has been tarnished forever. The compassion and love turned to disrespect and hate which I believe will be the everlasting legacy that this once highly rated man will have to live with forever. A trust between him and the fans and friends that unconditionally gave them their hearts had been broken never to be fixed