Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwill（友好）betweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:thatinternationalcontests

　　Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwill（友好）betweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:thatinternationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred.ThereisprobablysometruthinbothargumentsbutinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourageinternationalbrotherhood.NotonlywastheretheincidentoftragedyinvolvingmurderofathletesbuttheGameswerealsoruinedbylesserincidentscausedprincipallybyminornationalcontests.

　　Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatchthelosersobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theywereconvincedthatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents'victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasinaragewhenhesaid"Thisisn'thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished."ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspensionoftheteamforatleastthreeyears.

　　TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldthefirstplacetoRussiaafteradisputableendtotheircontest.Thegamehadendedindisorder.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwonbyasinglepointbutitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.ARussianplayerthenthrewtheballfromoneendofthecourttotheotherandanotherplayerpoppeditintothebasket.ItwasthefirsttimetheU.S.hadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Anappealjury(评审委员会)debatedthematterforfourandahalfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstand.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.

　　Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividualsorinnon-nationalteamsmightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinpresentorganizationofOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism(爱国主义).

　　72.TheauthorthinksthatinrecentyearsOlympicGameshave .

　　A.showedlittle