Wednesday, March 31, 2010

table tennis match


The cartoon describes a table tennis match. One player launches a good attack, but his opponent pulls the table away and the Ping-Pong ball falls on the ground. The opponent wins, not by skill but by cheating. This cartoon reflects a general problem in the sports of today. Almost all Olympic Games are marred by scandals of cheating.Take drug abuse as example. Although the International Olympic Committee has forbidden the use of drugs and implemented urine and blood tests, there are still athletes who take risks, counting on their luck to escape the tests. It is probably the inevitable result of the change in the purpose of sports. Sports were once related with friendship and fair competition, but now more with nationalism, national anthems and national flags. People are encouraged not to appreciate individual’s skills and strengths, but to support their national teams. Sports are also related with personal success and money. If you win, you win fame and money. And for these, athletes will do anything, including cheating. This is long way off the original aim of sports of Olympics, which is to improve health, promote cooperation and teamwork, provide enjoyment and increase friendship.To stop cheating in sports, it is not enough only to strengthen rules in competition. We should also highlight the original purpose of the sports and minimize negative influence of commerce and narrow nationalism. Moreover, those who stick to the spirit of sports should be rewarded even though they are not the winners.
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