Discrimination in sports remains one of the many issues that still exist in today’s world. According to Webster’s dictionary, discrimination is “an act of treating someone differently or unfavorably from the majority due to their color, sex and religion”. Sports bring millions of people together each year regardless of their demographics to share their love for competing and sportsmanship. According to the author of Racism in Sports and Its Effects on Society, the sport itself does not include racism. The people that participate in the playing, organization, and implementation of sports bring racism into sports (2014). The tide of racism in sports is pervasive today more than ever. Firstly, there is no place in sports for racial discrimination
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Nevertheless, there are many stereotypes or beliefs about females that they are often perceived as weak in sports or a woman that practices sports will harm their health, particularly their reproductive heath. These types of beliefs may be terrifying for women since there’s a chance of not pursuing their dream careers in the field of sports or could unfortunately result in lower self-esteem due to the male dominance in sports. In some cases, gender inequity is still omnipresent in some sports. The fact is some women athletes are paid unfairly lower than men athletes. For instance, “In Basketball, in 2015 WNBA, women had a maximum salary of $109,500. However, men players, received a minimum salary of $525,093, and the maximum was $16.407m. Furthermore and in Tennis in particular, Novak Djokovic, the men’s number one, earned twice as much as Serena Williams, the women’s number one, last year – although both won three of the four grand slams, the less prestigious men’s tournaments pay far more than the women’s events” (Wigmore, 2016, para. …show more content…
This is because of the rehabilitative influence sport can have not only on the physical body but also on integrating people with a disability into society. Furthermore, sport teaches independence. For many disabled the achievement of getting out of bed, dressed and eating is a major mountain to climb. The main disability issues in sports focuses on attitudes and opportunities. Programs such as the Paralympics and Special Olympics create opportunities for some. Beresford stated that “the Paralympics show just what disabled people are capable of, with support and when they are valued. Cuts in disability benefits, social care and mainstream services, meanwhile, are likely to make it impossible for other disabled people to come close to their potential” (2012). Thus, many people with a disability participate in high performance as well as in competitive and recreational sport. Stereotypes, attitudes, assumptions and perceptions often combine to create a stigma around people with disabilities. These barriers to sports participation can cause a disabled person to see himself as less worthy.
According to the author of Disability Sports: Information on Sports for the disabled (2016), the number of people with disabilities involved in sport and physical recreation is steadily increasing around the world with organized sports for athletes with disabilities divided into
Nevertheless, there are many stereotypes or beliefs about females that they are often perceived as weak in sports or a woman that practices sports will harm their health, particularly their reproductive heath. These types of beliefs may be terrifying for women since there’s a chance of not pursuing their dream careers in the field of sports or could unfortunately result in lower self-esteem due to the male dominance in sports. In some cases, gender inequity is still omnipresent in some sports. The fact is some women athletes are paid unfairly lower than men athletes. For instance, “In Basketball, in 2015 WNBA, women had a maximum salary of $109,500. However, men players, received a minimum salary of $525,093, and the maximum was $16.407m. Furthermore and in Tennis in particular, Novak Djokovic, the men’s number one, earned twice as much as Serena Williams, the women’s number one, last year – although both won three of the four grand slams, the less prestigious men’s tournaments pay far more than the women’s events” (Wigmore, 2016, para. …show more content…
This is because of the rehabilitative influence sport can have not only on the physical body but also on integrating people with a disability into society. Furthermore, sport teaches independence. For many disabled the achievement of getting out of bed, dressed and eating is a major mountain to climb. The main disability issues in sports focuses on attitudes and opportunities. Programs such as the Paralympics and Special Olympics create opportunities for some. Beresford stated that “the Paralympics show just what disabled people are capable of, with support and when they are valued. Cuts in disability benefits, social care and mainstream services, meanwhile, are likely to make it impossible for other disabled people to come close to their potential” (2012). Thus, many people with a disability participate in high performance as well as in competitive and recreational sport. Stereotypes, attitudes, assumptions and perceptions often combine to create a stigma around people with disabilities. These barriers to sports participation can cause a disabled person to see himself as less worthy.
According to the author of Disability Sports: Information on Sports for the disabled (2016), the number of people with disabilities involved in sport and physical recreation is steadily increasing around the world with organized sports for athletes with disabilities divided into