Are you a Sports Junky

A number of sports have gone on to being associated closely with certain nations as their national sports. Some of them are listed below:

* In Afghanistan, Buzkashi is a traditional sport and this variation of polo comfortably co-exists with association football, cricket and boxing.

* In Albania, the national sport is association football.

* In the, the national sport is cricket

*Bahrain has association football as its national sport.

* In Bangladesh, the national sport is ‘Kabaddi’, a variation of the tug-of-war and it co-exists with the recent interest developed in cricket and field hockey.

* Barbados has cricket as its national sport.

* In Iceland, the national sport is Glima.

* India celebrates hockey as the national sport, while the cricket fever continues day in and out.

Different countries and people have their individual preferences and certain games stir their sentiments. Sports have played a major role in uniting people all through history

Sports activates, in the name of competition, have seen phases or instances of violence thrown into the field, much to the destruction of sport ethics and the amusement of the media and onlookers. Relatively recent sports have become popular but unmodified pursuits in various forms for different lengths of time have paved the way for unethical behavior. The formal regulation of sport is modern and yet developing.

Sportsmanship, in a way, involves the competitor’s actions before, during, and after the competition. It is very essential to display good sportsmanship on winning and losing. Violence in sports involves defying regulations. It involves crossing the delicate line between fair competition and intentional aggression. There have been many instances where not only athletes, but also coaches, fans and parents of sportspersons have unleashed violent behavior. These misguided displays of loyalty, dominance, anger and celebration have destroyed many a competition. Today, riots and hooliganism have become common at national and international sporting contests