Evolution in South Africa: From Sport to Political Change
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1993
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Haverford College. Department of Political Science
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Through this paper, I intend to examine the involvement of politics in South African sport. Historically, sport has been an integral part of South African society, as white South Africans valued sport as a measure of social status and superiority. Long before apartheid policy was instituted in South Africa, a tradition of racism and segregation prevailed over South African sport. Although the initial apartheid legislation did not enter directly into the realm of sport, general laws prohibiting the interaction of whites and nonwhites rendered engaging in mixed sport illegal. Inside South Africa, non-racial sporting organizations developed as, an alternative to the white and non-white organizations. These non-racial sporting bodies began to receive recognition from the international community, however, many were forced into exile by the South African government. The efforts of these non-racial sporting organizations succeeded in increasing the awareness of the international community concerning the oppression in South Africa. The international boycotts of South Africa's all-white sport organizations, as well as South Africa's expulsion from the Olympics, were very effective in bringing about the demise of apartheid. The desire which South African whites held for international competition pressured many to accept an end to apartheid policy.