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THE ORIGIN
THE ORIGIN

LEARN HOW THE ORIGINS OF PING PONG DIPLOMACY BECAME A GLOBAL PHENOMENON 

KOREA
KOREA

LEARN HOW SPORTS DIPLOMACY COULD POTENTIALLY THAW THE NORTH AND SOUTH KOREAN CONFLICT

WWI
WWI

LEARN HOW SOCCER WAS USED AS A METHOD TO CEASE FIRE ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN WWI

RODMAN
RODMAN

LEARN HOW VICE, DENNIS RODMAN, AND THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS USED BASKETBALL AS A METHOD TO DIPLOMATIZE WITH NORTH KOREA

KAZAKHSTAN
KAZAKHSTAN

LEARN HOW THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUILT COALITIONS WITH KAZAKHSTAN THROUGH BOXING

SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA

LEARN HOW NELSON MANDELA UTILIZED THE SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY TEAM TO UNITE HIS COUNTRY

SPORTS

DIPLOMACY

AROUND

THE GLOBE

IRAN
IRAN

LEARN HOW THE U.S. TRAVEL BAN'S ENDING LED TO A REUNIFICATION OF U.S./IRANIAN WRESTLING

PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN

LEARN HOW FIELD HOCKEY WAS A METHOD TO IMPROVE DISADVANTAGED GROUPS WITHIN PAKISTAN

CANADA
CANADA

LEARN HOW HOCKEY WAS UTILIZED TO EASE TENSIONS BETWEEN CANADA AND THE SOVIET UNION

INDIA
INDIA

LEARN HOW CRICKET BECAME A TOOL TO CREATE COMPETITION AND COALITION BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

CHINA
CHINA

LEARN HOW CHINESE/AUSTRALIAN SOCCER TEAMS LAY THE BASIS OF BUILDING STRONGER ECONOMIC RELATIONS

KOSOVO
KOSOVO

LEARN HOW KOSOVO'S INDUCTION TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP LEGITIMIZES ITS DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE

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