Essay About Sporting Event

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1. Yes I certainly do believe that sporting events contribute to unifying a nation. One of the most recent sporting events that unified South Africa was the 2010 Soccer World Cup which has been considered as one the greatest soccer World Cups in history. Not only did it electrify the African continent but South Africa proved to the world that it was capable of hosting one of the biggest international sporting event. There are very few other social activities that have the ability to bring people together in such large numbers, and with such passion and enjoyment. Regardless of age, gender or ethnicity, sport is enjoyed by all, its reach is unrivalled.

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Nelson Mandela and Francois Pienaar shaking hands after South

Both of Pistorius ' legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old. However that never stopped him from participating in sport as a child. By the age of 20, he was the tenth athlete to compete at both the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games, competing in sprint events for below-knee amputees in Paralympic events, and in non-disabled sprint events.
After becoming a Paralympic champion, Pistorius tried to enter non-disabled international competition, but the IAAF continuously objected on the basis that his artificial limbs gave an unfair advantage. Pistorius eventually succeeded in this legal dispute and became the first amputee to win a non-disabled world track medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pistorius became the first double-leg amputee to participate in the Olympics.
On Valentine 's Day in 2013, Pistorius fatally shot his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, in his Pretoria home. He claimed he had mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder hiding in the bathroom, but he was arrested and charged with murder. At his trial the following year, Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide. On 3 December 2015 the Appeal Court overturned the culpable homicide verdict and convicted him of murder. Pistorius was thereafter sentenced to six years ' imprisonment for