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Sports Tourism is viewed as international trips that are made to watch sporting events. There is no universally accepted definition of sports tourism, but the terms ‘sport tourism’ and ‘sport tourist’ are often found in literature review. Stuart Hall, a cultural theorist and sociologist from Kingston, Jamaica is one of the many theorists that have formulated an opinion of the definition of sports tourism. Hall is under the belief that sports tourism falls into two categories. These categories are ‘travel to participate in sport’ and ‘travel to observe sport’. As Hall believes that these two categories are associated with the term ‘Sports Tourism’, he found a way to incorporate these categories into what he thought would be a suitable definition for the term ‘Sports Tourism’. As a result, the following definition of Sports Tourism was formulated; “sport tourism may be defined as travel for non-commercial reasons, to participate in or observe sporting activities away from the home range” (Hall 1992, 147). It must also be noted that sports tourism involves business/commercial tourism, and as a result, business/commercial tourism must be included in the definition of sports tourism. Therefore, sport tourism includes all forms of active and passive involvement in sport, casually or in an organized way, for non-commercial or business/commercial reasons, that imply travelling away from home and work locally (Standeven and De Knopf, 1999). Examples of sports tourism in Caribbean countries, specifically Barbados include: Cricket; Athletics; Sailing; Cycling; Diving; Field Hockey; Fishing; Hiking; Horse Racing; Equestrian Horse Riding; Motor Sport; Netball; Polo; Running; Squash; Surfing; Tennis (Lawn); Volleyball; and Water Sports (Callaghan, 2009). This essay aims to identify the entertainment aspect of sports tourism; how it influences the members of society; indentifies the vision of sports tourism in the Caribbean; how sports are utilised in the
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