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We praise fair play with a straight face, but the only thing we truly applaud is winning.

When the national anthem plays for the athlete on the top step of the podium, our hearts swell, yet almost no one remembers the name of the person who came fourth. Adults tell children that taking part is what matters and that some things are more important than winning. Then we measure a country's strength by its medal count, treat winners as heroes, and make losers apologize. Doping does not continue only because a few athletes cheat. It continues because money, fame, and airtime flow only to winners, and we, the audience, pay for that system with our tickets and our viewing habits. When a young teenager's body breaks from overtraining, the story still becomes a heartwarming tale if they win the national title. Fair play has become a ribbon we tie on the winner, nothing more. This contradiction cannot be solved by asking each athlete to be a better person. What must change is the measuring stick. Rethink youth tournaments that rank children nationally, judge sports organizations by the health of their athletes and how those athletes live after retiring, and spend money on local sports that anyone can keep doing for life. When we measure the value of sport not by medals but by how many people keep moving their bodies throughout their lives, the words fair play will finally mean something again.

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