“Is it more than just entertainment?”

Although most people consider sports as essential part of the culture of a country, in my opinion it has more advantages than an important socio-cultural value. I believe that gives benefits to certain people who don’t have academicals, social and monetary opportunities.

One of these advantages and the most important is that some people who can't afford the school or college can apply for a scholarship through this medium in prestigious universities. When students get a sport scholarship, they are able to become in excellent professionals with a better future and provide them an incredible variety of opportunities to get a job. Why? Because they don't depend just on the profession that they got. If they are able to use their physical skills developed through many years, they are able to face the world with a different vision: they can practice professional sports as a way of life.

On the other hand, sport as a lifestyle or professional level allows many athletes with limited monetary resources improve their financial conditions and guarantee their families a better life. Although it can often be a strict and demanding style of life, sport gives athletes the opportunity to meet new people, enjoy the world and even gain knowledge about different cultures. These conditions allow athletes expand their comfort zone in terms of their skills or job opportunities and in certain way give them a comfortable life status.

Advantages of sport don’t end here. Everyone knows that physical activity has benefits on human health. But beyond this, the sport allows many people who have limited health conditions to obtain a better quality of life. For example it has been shown that cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cholesterol can be better controlled if people play sports in a considerable time, especially running and swimming (AEPSAD, 2014). As we can see, sport is much more than a distraction, it's an exceptional lifestyle.