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Today we consider the relationship of sport to social and economic development. This is not a new exercise. Coubertin was aware of such a relationship when he founded the Olympic movement. In his great wisdom he saw sport as a means of social and universal education: as a school for the emotions: as a “training ground for the citizens of tomorrow”. It was reflected in his call for “Games for the whole of Africa”, almost fifty years ago. Other national leaders have echoed these hopes — in countries as diverse in structure as France and China or Zambia and Cuba.
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Anthony, D.W.J., Ayi-Bonte, S.G., Adefope, H.E.O., Taher, A., Naraghi, Bango, J.G. (1973). Sport and Physical Education in Developing Countries. In: Grupe, O., Kurz, D., Teipel, J.M. (eds) Sport in the Modern World — Chances and Problems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65784-9_10
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