Sure it's important to write about the popular sports from one's geographic area, but it is also important to know what sports are popular in the rest of the world. Knowledge about global sports gives you an edge as a sportswriter.
My international students are interested in this blog, and one in particular made this observation, "I am certainly amazed when I see the number of Americans who do not watch or are not even interested in watching a football [soccer] game when their national team is playing in the World Cup."
Is he stereotyping Americans as clueless or is that really the case?
Other students offered information about sports from their countries. See if you can identify the country of origin and tell a bit about the following: Sand Driving, Falconry, Camel Racing, Drifting, Ssi-Reum, Tra-Kow, One Foot, Badminton, Ping-Pong, and Panjat Tebing.
If you don't have plans Friday night, think "global" and watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Check out this link to the latimes to see one sportswriter's view of all the unusual events that will be happening in Vancouver the next two weeks.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-olympics-plaschke12-2010feb12,0,4124346,full.column
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