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SIAVONGA HIGH SCHOOL
OLYMPIC TRUCE COMPETITION
SPORTS AS A UNIFYING FACTOR
Sports is truly a unifying factor amongst the
people and nations at large. For example an African Footballing icon called George Weah from Liberia proved it by bringing his war-tone nation to a stand still by having a game of football that saw young rebel soldiers throwing away their guns and
ammunition for a soccer ball
Jackson Sindamu & Lawrence Mufaya George Weah
CULTURE AND EDUCATION CULTURE The barriers are not even
recognized as athletes are picked not by color or creed but by their ability to become VICTORS in the sporting activities….Others even become citizens of different countrise or endup having dual citizenship…..
Marks Shiwanga
EDUCATION Most players don’t need
and don’t have college or high education but they are all considered as being able to make a difference to life’s social and economic re-shape. This includes alleviating levels of poverty in the communities that the players come from.
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHERSporting activities bring people
from all walks of life to a central thought.
Several countries have chance to show case their talented
athletes…From where they come from,
they bring supporting individual through the
media.Tv,radio,cable,newspaper, street talks…….all bringing
the spirit of
ONENESSMuleya Moses
Co-operationThe staging of the Olympic simply
show how the world can get UNITED and work as a
UNIT. The various countries stage the show through a body that
selects fairly and other countries agree. Meaning Unity is seen
through the Olympics Committee….
Mutual respect from the committee
trickles to the participating countries…showing
Total CO-OPERATION amongst the TEAM…..
Dorica Mweemba
healing POWERThe activitists have always used
sports to heal and mend broken pieces in mankind’s everyday activities……
This is event in South Africa’s history…Nelson Mandela used a game of RUGBY to foster PEACE to his country men and women…..
The Olympics are not an exception as they foster that through finding amicable ways to bring about UNITY around….
Daniel Kayembe & Lizzy Sibaanda