Race in the Olympics

As a university student involved in athletics, in an increasingly diversifying world, it is important to understand the difference.  Race can be used as a catalyst to confinement; a way to create groupings of people based on certain physical characteristics, namely skin color and body type.  Ethnicity refers to the cultural normalities of a people-group including language, nationalities, customs/traditions, and beliefs.  Ethnicities are can be used to differentiate people by observing what makes them unique.

Sports can be the perfect platform where racial issues are challenged, and ethnic backgrounds put into the spotlight.  The Olympics is the perfect example.  By watching the Olympics, the entire world can experience the squashing of racial prejudices (Jesse Owens 1936 Olympics).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCmvDwDocrw