Sport for years has brought people together all around the world. It can bring us together although we are so far apart. Sporting events such as the Olympics and the World Cup bring nations together to compete, not in war but in games and events. How does sport really bring people together? Sport has the potential to unite people. The UN definition of sport is all forms of physical activity that contribute to physical fitness, mental well-being and social interaction, such as play, recreation, organized or competitive sport and indigenous sports and games. The Oxford English dictionary definition of sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. This shows us how sport isnt just for competition its for fun and entertainment. People also play sport for health and fitness. Steven Pienaar, a South African football player said Sport is the best thing to unite people; Nelson Mandela taught us how sport can change peoples minds and bring them together as a happy family. It is widely believed that sport can unite anyone. During World War l on Christmas Eve night, 1914, the American and British soldiers gathered around their campfire and played Silent Night. The German soldiers overheard. Overcome with emotion, the Germans cut down a small pine tree, emerged from their trenches and then carried it over to the camp fire and joined in with the Americans and the British. They couldnt really communicate as they spoke very little of each others languages. All that night they spent it round the campfire singing. It was very strange as just a few hours before this the very same German soldiers were firing at America and Britain. The very next day was Christmas they played a friendly game of football. The war was postponed on Christmas so troops could celebrate it with each other. At nightfall, the officers on both sides realised what had taken place and w