Many companies sponsor sports as a way of advertising themselves. Some people think this is a good thing. While others think that it has many disadvantages. Discuss both the views and give your opinion.

In

this

contemporary era, sports sponsorship has attracted a prodigious number of opinions. Some people believe that advertisements from various companies is a positive development, while others disagree, and reckon it to be pessimistic. I would try to substantiate both the views, and

then

give my opinion. To accentuate the outlook, which contemplates the sports sponsorship as a way of advertising by the companies, some savants propound that it has helped in raising a lot of funds for sports authorities as well as for the players.

Thus

, the level a

game

like Kabaddi, that was diminished earlier has

also

been elevated.

Moreover

, sports activities or tournaments, providing a huge platform, are the best way to reach out to the masses. To illustrate

this

, consider a country like India, where cricket is a religion, stadiums are full with spectators, and

hence

companies get a chance to showcase their brands. To embark on the compelling view, which reckons it to demonstrate more disadvantages, some people believe that because of the intervention of companies, sports as an activity has turned into a money minting machine.

As a result

, the feeling of enthusiasm and zeal for the

game

has dwindled, making everything commercialized. Apart from

this

, today we observe a proliferated duration of advertisement time during the match, than the

game

itself. To elucidate, let us consider the example of India versus Pakistan match, which lures the maximum stakes, and

hence

the spirit of the

game

gets hidden behind the illusion of brands. To summarize

this

, I would say that like the two sides of the coin, sports sponsorship

also

has two faces. It is right to say that it aids with a lot of monetary benefits to the needy organizations, but

on the other hand

it

also

mitigates the spirit of the

game

making it a business.

Thus

, I would recommend that an appropriate balance should be maintained which will not only help the forgotten sports to grow, but

also

keep the passion alive.