People try new dangerous sports such as sky-diving or rock climbing. Should such sports be banned?

In recent years we have seen a considerable rise in dangerous or extreme
sports
.
Although
I do not support an outright ban on
such
sports
, I do feel that the government should regulate
such
sports
so that they are played under supervision which will minimize the risks. It is irrefutable that dangerous or extreme
sports
can cause injury or even death to
the
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individuals.
However
, banning
such
sports
is not the answer.
Instead
, the government should ensure that the companies or centres which provide the facilities for
such
sports
should meet the required, legal safety standards. Another argument against banning is that
then
people would play them in hiding and
then
they would be even more risky. After
all
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we all know that forbidden fruits taste sweeter.
Furthermore
, if
government
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bans
such
sports
, it could be viewed as an infringement of the rights. Those who choose to participate in these
sports
know the consequences. They know very well what is good or bad for them. They argue that if
such
sports
are banned,
then
all those other things that are harmful
for
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individuals should be banned like smoking, drinking and eating fast foods. What is more, those sportsmen who excel in
such
sports
bring name and fame to their country. They break records set by others and when they do so, the name of their country shines in the whole world. To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that,
such
sports
should be performed after sufficient training and under
supervision
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of adults. Dangerous
sport
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companies should require a license
for providing
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such
training. To lay a ban on
such
sports
is not the answer.
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