“Let us return again to the foundation of the sport, the idea of the Games and the original synthesis of de Coubertin – a world one, unlimited progress, equality of opportunity -. Sport is most civil of its time, the society in which it’s born. It’s not only more civil of the most popular games, but also of everyday life, family relationships, forms of class conflict, the practice of the rights, relations between peoples and states. In the stadium staged a society more just, more modern, more democratic, more mobile, more legitimate. ‘This is the deepest root of the victory of the sport, its ethical foundation. ” (Di GianMario Missaglia, il baro e il guastafeste - the cheater and the troublemaker -, Seam Editions)
Today, doping, violence and all kinds of fraud have made this idea of this sport less obvious, but it is important that we do not forget it, making the mistake of thinking that is no longer current.
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