In the early 20th century in the U.S., racial discrimination was common, with sports being segregated by race. However, in the 1936 Olympics, 18 African American athletes were able to compete, representing an opportunity for black athletes at a time when opportunities in college and professional sports were limited due to discrimination. Sports discrimination can take various forms including discrimination based on sex, religion, physical appearance, race, or political beliefs. However, rules requiring certain qualifications like age are not inherently discriminatory.

2. In the 20th century, in The U.S.A.
whites and blacks began to
compete against each other in
sports like football, basketball,
and horse racing. Before this
everything was separated for
different races.

3. Treatment or consideration of, or
making a distinction in favor of or
against, a person or thing based on
the group, class, or category to
which that person or thing belongs
rather than on individual merit: racial
and religious intolerance and
discrimination.
Your religion, race, height, nationality,
and even your gender are factors that
most people make quick judgments
about. Unfortunately, many of these
judgments are based on biases and
assumptions.

4.  Distinction
 Controversy
 Support
 Against
 In favor of
 Quarrels
 Inequality
 Fairness
 Superiority

5. In 1936 a large number of black athletes
were Olympic contenders, and in the
end, 18 African Americans -- 16 men and
2 women -- went to Berlin.
For these black athletes, the Olympics
provided a special opportunity
In the area of sports, opportunities for
blacks were limited at both the college
and professional levels.

7. Sports discrimination, make a distinction based on illegal
criterion; in this way you can make someone feel inferior,
excluded, restricted. In sports, discrimination can be found
in different forms, such as:
 Sexual: women apart.
 Religion: religious beliefs.
 Physical appearance:
-athletes with disabilities are separated from the others.
-state of health
-handicapped (people without sight, cerebral palsy
sufferers, wheelchair athletes)
 Race: people from different races are discriminated.
 Political opinion: different thoughts,ideas and ideal

8. There are used some rules to qualify to
some sport teams (age) so, that’s not
discrimination; those are just
requirements to choose people with
the same qualities.