Introduction
The question of whether large sporting events
such
as the Olympics and the World Cup make nations more sporty or not has been widely debated in the media, since the cost of organising these events is putting a significant burden on the taxpayers.While these mega sports seem to be attractive in terms of bringing people's attention to sports, I feel that other methods of encouraging people to exercise are more effective in a pure Linking Words
econonomic
sense.of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
economic
Body paragraph 1
International events
such
as the Olympic Games are believed to attract people to sports which are not popular. Advocates of the Games claim that some sports have only one chance every four years to update their international status and survival of these sports exclusively depend on the Games. Linking Words
In addition
, the people organising international sporting competitions justify the huge sums spent on them by saying that there is a positive link between these events and increased physical activity among Linking Words
general public
. Statistics show that following mega sporting events there is always an increase in the take-up of new sports, but Suggestion
the general public
this
change is often short-lived because the number of people engaged in sports Linking Words
fall
back to previous levels soon after.Suggestion
falls
Body paragraph 2
In my opinion, other methods of motivating people to become more active is more effective. Rather than building mega stadiums and sporting
compexes
, which are rarely used after the mega events are held, the government is better off spending the funds to build small but practical sports centres close to residential areas. The availability of sports facilities in the neighbourhood has a positive impact on sports participation of local people. Another way to make people more sporty would be to create more educational programs dedicated to healthy lifestyle and its positives. Health and fitness TV programmes where experts speak about complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
complexes
dangers
of inactive living and positive aspects of some sports are perceived as Suggestion
the dangers
chief authotity
by many. These programs cost little or no money to the Suggestion
the chief authority
chief authority
government but
they have been proved very powerful in making people more active.Accept comma addition
government, but
Conclusion
In conclusion, the governments stand a better chance of encouraging the whole population to be more physically active if they allocate funds to improve sporting facilities and create more
edutional
fitness programs.relating to the process of education
educational
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