Ethics in Sports: Level 4

I believe that the sportsmanship is built on the idea that sport both
demonstrates and encourages character development, which then influences the
moral character of the broader community.
To begin with, sportsmanship can help people develop respect for others.
Showing respect to peers and competitors is an invaluable quality. It is also upon the
platform of respect for oneself and for others that peace can be achieved. Conflict
arises when there is an absence or lack of respect for others who have a different
culture or point of view. For instance, in the group stage of the recent World Cup,
there was a match between the America and Iran. This game was highly anticipated
because we all know the tension between these two countries. Before the game I
saw some people on the internet teasing that the game would be the trigger for
World War III as there was speculation that friction would occur. But in fact, the
scene that the netizens were expecting did not happen. The Iranian players cried
because they lost the game, and the American players as opponents still went up to
the Iranian players to express their consolation. I think this is the real meaning of
sports and soccer.
Furthermore, I often saw news article report there are athletes doping to help
them to win. Doping athletes not only damage their own health, but also gain an
unauthorized competitive advantage. They destroy the fairness and human ethics of
sports. First, to stand from one of the athletes in the competition, and you notice the
person who defeated you did not use their real strength but used cheating. How
would you feel? Angry? Resignation? Second, if doping is allowed in Olympic, most of
the athletes will start to take it by ignoring the dangerous consequences and hurt
their health in the long run, this is immoral. This action lost the initial purpose of
sports, which is happiness and enjoyment during the game.
Lastly, I agree that Sports knows no borders. A sense of honor is not necessarily
earned by fighting for first place. Yesterday I was brushing up on my shake when I
saw that one day in the Olympic pole vault, there was a competitor from Sweden
whose pole broke off and she didn't have a spare. When she was helpless, another
player stepped forward and lent her own to the competition. The Swedish
competitor eventually broke the top record, and the lender was overwhelmed with
joy and pride. Here is a demonstration of the warmth of the human spirit of
sportsmanship, rather than the coldness and ruthlessness of trying to get first place.