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Zm_Siavonga High school_12

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George Weah, a famous Liberian soccer player, helped unify his war-torn nation by organizing a soccer game where young rebel soldiers laid down their guns to play. Sports can transcend boundaries of culture, education, and nationality, bringing people together from different backgrounds in a spirit of cooperation and unity. Events like the Olympics showcase how the world can come together through fair competition and mutual respect to heal divisions.

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SPORTS AS A UNIFYING FACTOR Spor ts is truly a unifying factor amongst the people and nations at large. For example an African Footballing icon called George Weah from Liberia proved it by bringing his war- tone nation to a stand still by having a game of football that saw young rebel soldiers throwing away their guns and ammunition for a soccer ball Jackson Sindamu & Lawrence Mufaya George Weah
CULTURE AND EDUCATION CULTURE The barriers are not even recognized as athletes are picked not by color or creed but by their ability to EDUCATION become VICTORS in the spor ting activities….Others Most players don’t need and even become citizens of different countrise or endup don’t have college or high having dual citizenship….. education but they are all considered as being able to make a difference to life’s social and economic re-shape. This includes alleviating levels of poverty in the communities that the players come from. Marks Shiwanga
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER Sporting activities bring  people from all walks of life to a central thought. Several countries have chance to show case their talented athletes… From where they come from, they bring supporting individual through the media.Tv,radio,cable,newspaper, street talks…….all bringing the spirit of
Co-operation The staging of the Olympic simply show how the world can get UNITED and work as a UNIT. The various countries stage the show through a body that selects fairly and other countries agree. Meaning Unity is seen through the Olympics Committee…. Mutual respect from the committee trickles to the participating countries…showing Total CO-OPERATION
healing POWER The activitists have always used sports to heal and mend broken pieces in mankind’s everyday activities…… This is event in South Africa’s history…Nelson Mandela used a game of RUGBY to foster PEACE to his country men and women….. The Olympics are not an exception as they foster that through finding amicable ways to bring about UNITY around….

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  • 2. SPORTS AS A UNIFYING FACTOR Spor ts is truly a unifying factor amongst the people and nations at large. For example an African Footballing icon called George Weah from Liberia proved it by bringing his war- tone nation to a stand still by having a game of football that saw young rebel soldiers throwing away their guns and ammunition for a soccer ball Jackson Sindamu & Lawrence Mufaya George Weah
  • 3. CULTURE AND EDUCATION CULTURE The barriers are not even recognized as athletes are picked not by color or creed but by their ability to EDUCATION become VICTORS in the spor ting activities….Others Most players don’t need and even become citizens of different countrise or endup don’t have college or high having dual citizenship….. education but they are all considered as being able to make a difference to life’s social and economic re-shape. This includes alleviating levels of poverty in the communities that the players come from. Marks Shiwanga
  • 4. BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER Sporting activities bring ï‚— people from all walks of life to a central thought. Several countries have chance to show case their talented athletes… From where they come from, they bring supporting individual through the media.Tv,radio,cable,newspaper, street talks…….all bringing the spirit of
  • 5. Co-operation The staging of the Olympic simply show how the world can get UNITED and work as a UNIT. The various countries stage the show through a body that selects fairly and other countries agree. Meaning Unity is seen through the Olympics Committee…. Mutual respect from the committee trickles to the participating countries…showing Total CO-OPERATION
  • 6. healing POWER The activitists have always used sports to heal and mend broken pieces in mankind’s everyday activities…… This is event in South Africa’s history…Nelson Mandela used a game of RUGBY to foster PEACE to his country men and women….. The Olympics are not an exception as they foster that through finding amicable ways to bring about UNITY around….