No, it is an "old" actor. Just think about old DDR female athletes.
Before DDR, Hitler and and the attempt to show the supposed "pure-bred superiority" at the 1936 Games.
And what about the relevance of the ancient Olympics in Greece? Then, really all wars stopped each time to allow Olympics.
The sport has always been a vector of international communication.
Today also with the social network it has growd up the importance of exchange, popularism and inspiration.
Even if sometimes the sport images are used to vehicle political messages it stay and will stay the best way of sharing, developing and gathering the humans
Sport has been, is and will be an important factor in international relations. It is obvious. And if you trace the history of the sports movement from antiquity to the present, you can find many examples.
The history of sports itself tells us the its role of political influence. Ancient greeks, romans, incas, maias, chineses, soviets, russians, north americans, facism regimes, democratic countries, even companies and brands.
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