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In many parts of the world there is continuous coverage of sports on television. Some people believe this discourages the young from taking part in any sport themselves. Discuss this view and give your own opinion.

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Nowadays, in most countries, there are numerous
television
 channels to choose from and these include non-stop broadcasting of
sport
.
Therefore it
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Therefore, it
 would appear that many people must be interested in watching
sport
 throughout the day and night.
However
, it does not necessarily follow that watching
sport
 makes people less keen on participating in it. Teachers and parents may be concerned when they see teenagers spending time watching
sport
Suggestion
sports
 on
television
 and fear that they are not active enough. While there may be some justification for
this
, it is
also
 true that young people are often under pressure,
for example
 to do well in exams. They need to relax and give their minds and bodies a break. In my experience, the young do not tend to watch
sport
 rather than participating in it. The teenagers in my neighbourhood regularly play football after school and at weekends they play in matches or go to the tennis courts or the swimming pool. As well as
this
, they all support various famous clubs and admire sports stars. These stars are their role models and watching them on
television
 encourages participation in sporting activities because the young try to emulate the people they admire.
By contrast
, I have observed that some older people spend their evenings and weekends in front of the
television
, following sports
such
 as international golf or motor racing.
Moreover
, many of these are middle-aged men (it tends to be men) who spend their days sitting at a desk in an office and who get very little exercise in spite of the fact that they need it more than most. In conclusion,
although
 I accept that there are some people who may be discouraged from participating in
sport
 because they can watch it on
television
instead
, in my view
this
 does not generally apply to the young.
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