It was interesting to learn how United States stressed the physical fitness of the citizens in the twentieth century. After the country had figured out that the level of American youth’s fitness are tested way below the European children, the government tried to provide a mass fitness. John F. Kennedy emphasized that the government must ensure sport participation as a basic and continuing policy. However, as the Cold War rivalry between United States and Soviet Union began, the federal government decided to significantly consider American amateur sport.
I think the sport is playing important role in gaining political prestige, even in the present days. We simply think that number of gold medals won by country is its level of ability in their sport competition. However at the same time, there is a competition going on in the political fight. Dominance in sport competition especially at Olympic Games portrays a relationship between political nature and the sport. I think it’s true that ideological rivalry still exists even though the Cold War has ended.
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