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Paul Hamm, Trevor Graham, And Others, Richard C. Crepeau
Paul Hamm, Trevor Graham, And Others, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It seems as if at every Olympic games there comes a point when there is a meltdown of one sort or another. In these games which are designed to produce international cooperation and understanding, nationalism more often than not raises its head in anger. Designed to promote friendship and good sportsmanship there is often a moment, or several moments, in which sportsmanship seems to leave the venue entirely.