Relationship Between Politics And Sports

The point of involving politics in sport is to influence diplomatic, social, and political relations. This may transcend cultural differences and bring variety of people together. The combination of politics and sports over history has had positive and negative implications. The biggest example of how politics is involved in sport is the Olympic games.

 To go as far ago to the 1936 Olympics games is one of the most sport democracy structured Olympic games, when Adolf Hitler was in power. Hitler wanted to demonstrate how the Nazi power was more dominant than any race, but when Jesse Owens won four gold medals that proved Hitler's myth was wrong. Jesse Owens winning would be the positive part for the African American race forward but after he won Hitler refused to shake hands with Owens which gave the gave a negative outlook.

Politics and sport is much different now since there is not somebody like Adolf Hitler who demands on changing everyone and everything. Politics now does want to still enforce their power and have certain sets and rules to abide by.