SPORTS DIPLOMACY

Have you ever wondered why every country takes sports so seriously and why every country has a burning desire for a gold medal? Well I mean imagine your life without sports and sporting events I believe we all have played some kind of sport at least once in our lives and playing this sport can make you feel good and active some of you can feel happy and carefree I also think we can all agree that many people enjoy watching sports because sporting events with a large fan base are the best platform for a country to promote itself internationally

Ameta-analysisofmanystudiesshowsthatthereisanindirectrelationshipbetweensportsandtheeconomicstatusofacountryCountriesliketheUSAandCHINAinvestalotinsports and nutrition these countries are considered the most developed countries of all time (although China still officially declares itself a developing country) Thanks to the investment that China and the United States have made in the field of sports for many years in a row they now produce gold silver and bronze Since investing in sports is not a necessity for many countries onlyfinanciallystrongcountriescaninvestinsportsItalsoshowsthehegemonyofonecountryoverothersLetustaketheexampleofIndia Indiaisadevelopingcountryand in the last decade India has started investing in sports because India will continue to invest in sports and improve sports facilities India can increase the performance of its athlete indeed in the recent 2020 the summer Olympic games also known as 2020 At the Tokyo Olympics India is marking its best performance so far Although there are some valid exceptions therearemanyAfricancountriesthatarenoteconomicallystrongbutexcelatinternationalsportingeventsbecauseoftheirgeneticadvantage Therearemanycountriesinthegeopoliticalworldthatusesportsasamediumtoexpressthemselvesandshowtheirmessagetotheworld geopoliticalhistoryhasrecordedmanysuch incidents in the past Sports have also recently boosted the countrys soft power For example on 2022 August 24 A Chinese delegation led by Consul General Zha Liyou reached out to theCricketAssociationofBengal(CAB)tohelpthemdevelopcricketintheChinesecountry Anotherexamplewouldbethatmanycountrieshavenotsenttheircontingentto2022 the WinterOlympics officiallyknownasthe2022BeijingOlympics countriesthatdidnotsendtheircontingenttosendmessagestoChinaandisolateitfromtheWesternworld

Few countries invest in sports infrastructure as much as the UAE mainly because the UAE aims to become the best place to host international sporting events The UAE has taken this step to boost tourism in their country as a major part of their economy depends on the tourism industry The UAE also noted that this move increased the popularity of their culture subsequentlyincreasingtheirinfluence ultimatelyleadingtotheriseoftheUAEssoftpower

Diplomacy is the art of maintaining peaceful relations between nations groups or individuals while sports diplomacy in simple words means maintaining peaceful relations between nations groups or individuals through the means of sports as well as the perception and perspective of a country manifested through sports Sports diplomacy itself consists of two thoughtprocesses:

1Nodiplomacyshouldbeinvolvedinsports

2Diplomacyshouldbeconsideredinsports

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