“Sport” is one
of the sweetest words to hear, if you are a sportsman. “Sportsmanship” is one
of the most valuable assets you have as a sportsman. “Corruption” is one of the
most hated words for any normal human being, who would love to see a better
country. So “corruption in sports” is the most ridiculous thing you could
believe happening as a true sportsman. Unfortunately it is happening. As same
as in the other corrupted fields in the country, it has been the same, even
though true sportsman are there every where to take decisions.
It’s not only in
high scale such as in the national cricket or rugby teams, but it is also in
under 11 cricket team selection of the smallest school of the country. It has
spread throughout the system as if those sportsmen have never ever been true
sportsman ever. System has rust on itself with political, economical, cultural,
ethnical influences and that has affected tremendously in the development of
our sports status. To fight against we should start from the smallest units. We
should thoroughly believe that at least in sports, decisions should not be
taken upon political, monitory, racist influences.
As a less
corrupted system, our university sports system can stand against this. Let’s become
ambassadors to stop corruption everywhere. Let’s not tolerate corrupted
activities happening. Let’s become a model for schools to get an example from.
Let’s show what true sportsmanship means in real life for a sportsman. Then we
can be proud one day that we have at least contributed in a small scale to
eliminate the corrupted system in the country.
written by - Vihangun Ariyarathne
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