Sport makes the
people healthy. Sports help us to developing our physical and mental health. There
for sports need to our day to day life. And also sport makes our bodies strong,
quickens our reaction and shapes of our body. It also prevents us from getting
too fat and also gives us brain and muscles works us more self organized and
better disciplined.
Also sports provide recreation and amusement to everyone. Out
in the sports field, the participants forget all their worries and find
refreshment in the games they play. Games and sports are a pastime that brings
relaxation to the mind.
There are different kinds of sports. Team games like volley ball, football, basket ball
and some game can with both of people like badminton, tennis and also golf ,
riding bicycles, swimming are individual game. Among all these
sports, cricket has become the most popular sport in Sri Lanka.
Sports teach us good moral values. They encourage us to
cooperate and work as a team. The team spirit in games like cricket, hockey,
football and volleyball is essential for victory. A good sport man can take
both victory and defeat alike. He is very patient. He accepts any decision
given by the umpires without grumbling. He is well disciplined and well mannered.
The games inculcate sportsmanship in all participants. Whether we lose or win
the game, we learn to accept the result in good grace and shake hands with our rivals. The spirit lies in how we
played the game, not whether we won or lost it.
Teams from other countries come to our country to play
friendly matches. The Olympic and Commonwealth games are played in the spirit
of sportsmanship. They help in developing friendly relationship among the young
help in developing friendly relationship among the young generation of the
world through an environment of goodwill and mutual understanding. This
situation helps to create a peaceful atmosphere among nations.
In the present day society our children have no time to
engage in sports. Most of them go to tuition classes. This is a very sad state
of affairs. We should not forget that sport too is an integral part of
education. The children should be encouraged to engage in sports. Otherwise our
future generation will be weak and lethargic.
In a recent survey conducted by the World Tourism
Organization it has been revealed by that promotion of sport activities will
lead to the promotion of tourist destinations. Several countries in Europe are
now using the field of sports for promoting bilateral tourism.
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