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Over-competitive sports

Name(s): 
Athletic competition
Broader 
Unbridled competition
Unadapted community structures
Related 
Violent sports fans
Animal fighting sports
Unethical sporting practices
This problem is a member of 2 aggravating loops
Aggravates 
Cruel sports
Sports accidents [in 1 loop]
Drug abuse in sports
Drug abuse among athletes
Non-productive athletic activities [in 1 loop]
Discrimination against men in sports
Discrimination against women in sports
Excessive claims for human development through sports
Interference of school athletic activities with education
Discrimination against women in payment and prizes for athletic events
Aggravated by 
Corruption in sports and athletics
Short duration of athletic careers
Gambling on sports and athletic competitions
Politicization of international sports events
Excessive expense of international athletic competitions
Commercialization of athletic activities and sports events
National bias among judges of international athletic competitions
Type 
(E) Emanations of other problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

About UIA

The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

Non-profit, apolitical, independent, and non-governmental in nature, the UIA has been a pioneer in the research, monitoring and provision of information on international organizations, international associations and their global challenges since 1907.

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