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Discuss how the Olympics Games have both enhanced and inhibited the development of sports participation amongst the ethnic minority populations of the Olympic nations.  

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Discuss how the Olympics Games have both enhanced and inhibited the development of sports participation amongst the ethnic minority populations of the Olympic nations (25) The Olympic Games have both enhanced and inhibited the development of sports participation amongst the ethnic minority populations of Olympic nations in many ways. The Olympics have enhanced sports participation amongst the ethnic minority populations as all the nations are now allowed to compete in major competitions such as the Games. Sporting incidents have helped towards social integration although it is not the whole reason why it happens. The Olympics have enhanced participation by helping to break down some major racial barriers allowing the ethnic minorities to compete freely, these include the 1936 Games in Berlin when Hitler discriminated against black people. The success of Jesse Owen gave the black people confidence to believe they are as good as the white people. Discrimination of an ethnic...

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