International sporting events have always had the world flags of the different participating parties displayed. This is to signify a kind of respect among the competitors. After all, they do come from different countries. And the fact that they were chosen to represent their country means that they are the best in that sport.

This status, in and of itself, demands a degree of respect from people who like the sport as well as people who actually play the sport. Without that kind of respect, the game would just be like any other game.

The most important component of these games is the countries that are willing to participate. This is because they are the ones that send contestants. They are also the ones who partly fund the whole event. Furthermore, the goal of the sports event is to determine which country can produce the best athlete of different kinds of sports. Simply not having countries there to put forward their best people defeats the purpose of having a competition since you can’t determine which is what.

The athletes themselves know that they have to afford each other an amazing degree of respect. In fact, they know that their game has to go beyond the games of average athletes. They have to condition themselves to always think and play as fair as possible and as close to the rulebook as possible. Otherwise, they destroy their reputation as good athletes as well as their country’s reputation for producing good athletes. And once they soil the reputation of their country, they will never be able to play under that world flag again.