At the most basic level of analysis, it is easy to see to what extent sport, probably more than any other form of social activity in the modern world, facilitates flag waving and national hymns, formally in moments such as medal and informal ceremonies through the actions of fans. In fact, he is afraid of many political nationalists who, acting as such a visible medium for open demonstrations of national moods, sport can actually blunt the edge of serious political debate. Regardless of how grotesque the caricatures of national behaviors and attire, which often form a colorful backdrop for important sporting events, you certainly can not escape the fact that nationalism, in one form or another, and sport is closely related. It is important …show more content…
Great Britain, especially England, is usually considered a "class" of modern sport and many specific sports. The global proliferation of sport certainly owes much to the imperial exploits of the British, and sports, such as cricket and rugby union, have quickly and firmly established themselves in various corners of the British Empire. In the case of sport, it would be easy to assume that his role was solely to ensure that the first home elite, and later the entire native populations, would adapt to British games, as well as to British governments. However, the sports legacy in this area has been doubled. While the game of imperialist masters can be seen as a manifestation of cultural inferiority, it also gives the colonial peoples the opportunity to face the current and former rulers. Nowhere is this more evident in the most typical English sport, cricket, which has become extremely important as an identity marker in many corners of the former British Empire - perhaps primarily in Australia, the Indian subcontinent and English-speaking