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Across the globe, sport has been known to be a crucial anchor of most societies. Whether you are in the isolated island nation of Fiji or the landlocked country of Paraguay, sport seems to be a mainstay of everyone’s lives. However, despite many viewing sport as a way to bring people together through a common interest, there are those who argue otherwise. These individuals point to times where the platform of sport has been used to push specific agendas and turned into a tool to drive home divisive ideas and disrupt communities instead. Although there are times when individuals can go against the spirit of sport and create greater division and instability in the community , it is undeniable that sport has the uncanny ability to transcend racial and religious boundaries and unite individuals and societies through a shared passion.    

       Sport unites people by allowing them to see past racial lines through their shared passions and desires. Sport allows individuals from different racial backgrounds but who support the same team to bond over a shared interest and common passion. This encourages them to look past whatever prejudices they may bear towards their counterparts to the extent where it can displace years of disdain and mistrust. This was most notably seen after the events of the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, where decades of violence, apartheid and mutual distrust which had characterised the relationship between the white Afrikaners and the black indigenous Africans gave way to greater acceptance and understanding as the country united in support of the nation’s national rugby team known as the Springboks. This led to unprecedented levels of dialogue and consensus building between the two racially segregated political factions. The shared desire for the success of their sports team allowed the citizens of South Africa to look past the long-seated hatred between their two racial groups and see each other as human beings by giving them a common interest that the whole country could bond over despite their tumultuous past. Similarly, the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality is a non-profit organisation which uses sport to empower more than 30,000 students and staff to initiate and discuss America’s complex racial relations and the concept of inclusivity within their teams. It has successfully managed to promote cohesiveness between players of different races. Thus, sport does have the powerful ability to unify even the most racially divided people, cutting through stereotypes and preconceived notions keeping different racial groups apart and even breaking down barriers of racial tension and allowing these groups to come together as one people through their love of sport. 

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trad:Partout dans le monde, le sport est connu pour être un point d'ancrage crucial de la plupart des sociétés. Que vous soyez dans la nation insulaire isolée des Fidji ou dans le pays sans littoral du Paraguay, le sport semble être un pilier de la vie de chacun. Cependant, bien que beaucoup considèrent le sport comme un moyen de rassembler les gens par un intérêt commun, il y a ceux qui soutiennent le contraire. Ces personnes évoquent des moments où la plate-forme du sport a été utilisée pour promouvoir des programmes spécifiques et s'est transformée en un outil pour véhiculer des idées qui divisent et perturber les communautés à la place. Bien qu'il y ait des moments où les individus peuvent aller à l'encontre de l'esprit du sport et créer une plus grande division et une plus grande instabilité dans la communauté, il est indéniable que le sport a la capacité étrange de transcender les frontières raciales et religieuses et d'unir les individus et les sociétés par une passion partagée.