Wednesday, June 11, 2014
corruption in sport
Corruption in Sport
Saleh Salem Alkurbi
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Contents
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Body …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Sources…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Introduction
Corruption is perhaps the biggest
problem that the world of sports is facing in today's world. Thus this topic
was chosen for the report. This report will be containing information about
corruption in various forms and the different preventions and precautions to
protect sports all over the world.
Forms of Corruptions
The most prominent form of corruption
in sports is bribery. The main forms of bribes are gifts, favors, tips,
discounts, funding, improved contracts, fundraisers, donations etc. Referees
are often offered money in order to ensure a favorable result in a tough
competition
(Lewis, 2000).
Also often bribes are offered to the sportsmen themselves in order to reduce
their performance and let their opponents win (Morris, 1991). Last, tampering of game elements
can be done by bribing. the most common example being over-feeding a horse just
before a race by the groom or even doping the horse so that it cannot perform
to its fullest ability and in turn profit some businessman who had a heavy bet
on some other horse.
History
Nowadays we see cases of corruption
in sports more often than in the old days. Giving some of the most famous
examples, the referees were fixed with the help of gifts in the Winter Olympic
Games of 2002 ice dancing event, when the French judge cast his vote for the
skaters of Russia and secured the French skating team a distinct advantage. The
most well- known example of sportsmen being paid to underperform was the Black
Box Scandal in 1919. In recent times, Sreesanth was banned lifetime from
cricket for fixing matches in the Indian Premier League where the bowler
performed poorly and conceded more than 14 runs in an over intentionally.
Causes
The main cause of corruption in
sports is the ever-increasing greed of human nature. All players and officials as well as the
sponsors are rewarded more than they deserve for their services. However, the
more they get, the more they want. Another cause is that the big people pay
huge money in gambling about which team will win, so they try to do anything
just to make their team win. Yet another cause is that all like for their team
to be the winner. Finally, big money in
sports can be the root of corruption. This has been causing all the corruption
that has been going on in today's world of sports.
Solutions
Many organizations like the
International Olympic Community have been tackling financial corruption. Great
steps have been taken by World Anti-Doping Agency in order to address the
serious problem of drug usage (Senior,
2006). These organizations
have been trying to eradicate corruption in all its forms for quite some time
now. But still corruption prevails. Nowadays a new solution to this issue has
been coming up in the past few days, namely market-driven morality. This in
simpler terms means the involvement of sponsors and other partners in fighting
against corruption by using the financial power they have. The most alarming
concern for the sponsors is that the tarnished image of a corrupt sport can and
will be passed on to the sponsors attached and the consumers will in turn be
boycotting the sponsor's products or services, thereby resulting in huge
losses. The relationship between sports and sponsors is fast-changing and will
be like never before. This can indeed be a huge positive step towards a
corruption-free world of sports. The irony of the fact is that many claim the
big money in sports to be the root of corruption. However this root might
actually turn out to be the solution of the problem too if the sponsors eliminate
corruption with their financial strength.
Moreover, another solution is that
the councils of sports add some stricter laws regarding corruption, bribery and
match-fixing and set good examples by giving strict punishments to offenders.
Recently the lifetime ban for Sreesanth served as a good example and will
perhaps warn others from doing such actions. Stricter laws should be formed as
soon as possible and those found guilty must be dealt with strictly both by the
council of the related sport as well as the law. Governments must unite with
the sport bodies and work together towards a corruption-free sports world
Conclusion
In this report, we come across a
variety of new policies that have been and can be adopted against the
corruption happening in today's world of sports. Sports are the best thing that
has ever happened to mankind. We cannot let corruption eat away into this.
Let's work together against corruption and save the spirit in which the game
must be played.
References
Lewis, M. A.
(2000). Who is paying for health care in Eastern Europe and Central Asia?.
Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
Morris, S. D.
(1991). Corruption & politics in contemporary Mexico. Tuscaloosa:
University of Alabama Press.
Senior, I.
(2006). Corruption - the world's Big C: cases, causes, consequences, cures.
London: The Institute of Economic Affairs in association with Profile Books.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Stephen Michael James Steve Ovett
Stephen Michael
James, Steve Ovett was born on 9th of October 1955. He is a former
middle distance runner from England. One of the best of Ovett’s events is that he
was gold medalist in the 800m at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, USSR. He ran
at the same time as another great British middle distance runner, Sebastian
Coe. Ovett holds the UK record for 2 miles (3.219m). The reason behind why he
giave up football is that because he did not want to do a sport where he would
have to rely on teammates. In 1987 a bronze of Steve Ovett was erected in
Preston, Brighton; however, it was stolen in 2007, and has not been replaced.
Last but not least, Ovett is now 58 years old and lives in Australia.
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