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... Ancient Egypt Monuments to the Phaorohs indicate that a range of sports were well developed and regulated several thousands of years ago, including swimming and fishing. ... In ancient Greece, a wide range of sports were already in operation at the time of the Ancient Greek Empire. ... This suggests that the military culture of Greece was an influence on the development of its sports. ... Never before has there been so much coverage of sport on TV but, because of satelite TV dominating this coverage, only those who can afford to subscribe have access to many sports events. The rules of sports have been influenced by the media and event programming has been revised because of the needs of the TV companies. ... Today, every country has governing bodies at local level and international level to promote sports excellence. I shall use Singapore as a focal point to explain the various levels of Governing bodies involved with the regulation and administration of sports in Singapore and the sources of regulations and rules over sports
3. Sports is administered and regulated at various levels and by various authorities. ... At the other end, there is control by an international federation, although in some sports there are competing international organisations trying to exert influence. In between, there are clubs, national associations, sporting event organisers and also direct and indirect regulation by government and other bodies. ... Sports Governing Bodies. Sports governing bodies may be divided into international, regional, national and club or local-level organisations. ... FIFA controls football through a large number of committees including the Executive Committee, Emergency Committee, Finance Committee, Referee’s Committee, Technical Committee, Sports Medical Committee, Players’ Status Committee, Committee for Legal Matters, Committee for Security Matters and Fair Play, Media Committee, Protocol Committee, National Associations Committee, Doping Control Sub-Committee, Disciplinary Committee and Appeal Committee
b. Sometimes, an international sports organisation may govern a competition or series of games. ... In some sports, there is also a regional organisation involved. ... Competitive sports in Singapore started largely along colonial and communal lines that encouraged exclusivity and thus segregation. There have been changes since independence, but sports in contemporary Singapore retains some of the earlier communal characteristics with sports like basketball, badminton and volleyball being mainly associated with the Chinese population and hockey and cricket largely the preserve of the Indians. At the national level, a sport is usually governed by a national sports association (‘NSA’). ... Clubs and local organisations Below the level of the NSA would usually be various sports clubs and organisations that participate in that sport and are members or affiliates of the NSA.
Approximate Word count = 2014
Approximate Pages = 8.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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