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    The document discusses how sport has played an important role in fostering regionalism and a sense of unity in the Caribbean. It notes that the first tangible expression of sport integration was the formation of the first West Indies cricket team in 1886. Over time, the team came to represent the various British colonies and territories of the Caribbean region. Regional sporting competitions and tournaments have also been important for fostering interaction and integration among Caribbean peoples by providing opportunities for travel and exposure to other territories in the region.

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    The document discusses how sport has played an important role in fostering regionalism and a sense of unity in the Caribbean. It notes that the first tangible expression of sport integration was the formation of the first West Indies cricket team in 1886. Over time, the team came to represent the various British colonies and territories of the Caribbean region. Regional sporting competitions and tournaments have also been important for fostering interaction and integration among Caribbean peoples by providing opportunities for travel and exposure to other territories in the region.

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    The document discusses how sport has played an important role in fostering regionalism and a sense of unity in the Caribbean. It notes that the first tangible expression of sport integration was the formation of the first West Indies cricket team in 1886. Over time, the team came to represent the various British colonies and territories of the Caribbean region. Regional sporting competitions and tournaments have also been important for fostering interaction and integration among Caribbean peoples by providing opportunities for travel and exposure to other territories in the region.

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    Sports Integrating the Caribbean

    The idea of integration suggests unity and teamwork. The term integration means
    “to bring or come into equal membership”. In the West Indies, sport has played an
    important role in how the people have come to experience a sense of regionalism
    and nationalism. Sport is important in this regard as it plays a significant role in
    shaping and reflecting cultural values; it helps to define national and spatial
    identities; and it provides heroes who capture the imagination and adulation of a
    nation. For a region in which the majority of the population has endured centuries
    of marginalization and oppression, sport was one of the first areas in which they
    achieved excellence and global recognition. And it continues to be the case.
    The first tangible expression of sport integration in the West Indies
    came with the formation of the first West Indies Cricket team in 1886, which
    toured the United states and Canada. This team, was representative of the region's
    white elite, who shared a cultural bond in cricket, but also business and familial
    links across the region. Known colloquially as “The Windies” they were
    administered by the West Indies Cricket Board ("WICB”). The West Indies cricket
    team represents a sporting confederation of English-speaking Caribbean countries.
    The WICB joined the sport's international ruling body, the Imperial Cricket
    Council, in 1926, and played their first official international match, which in
    cricket is called a Test, in 1928 with the team consisting of representatives from a
    wide cross-section of the region. Because of this, the entire region began to
    identify with the team. By the 1930s, the side represented the British colonies of
    the West Indies Federation and British Guyana. The current side represents the now
    independent states of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada,
    Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
    Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago, and the British dependencies of Anguilla,
    Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands along with the U.S. Virgin Islands and St.
    Maarten.
    Regional movement is a key to the experience of the region. Sport has been an
    important medium for the movement and interaction of Caribbean peoples. Annual
    competitions like the CARIFTA Games, the new Caribbean Premier League and
    other regional cricket tournaments, the Caribbean Cup in football, are important
    sources of regional movement, interaction and integration. Thus generating income
    from sports-related sales and services. The multibillion-dollar industry in
    sportswear and equipment fosters innovation and trade, and boosts foreign
    exchange earnings. Staging sporting events, whether at grassroots, national or
    international levels, can enrich the social and cultural fabric of communities,
    making them more attractive locations for investors and tourists.

    By participating in regional competitions many sportspersons in CARICOM


    countries get their first exposure to another Caribbean territory when they travel
    for sport. Thus, the opportunity to showcase their talents to a wider audience, at
    even younger ages each year. While, respectively improving self-esteem and self-
    confidence, encouraging discipline, teamwork, and a competitive spirit all
    prerequisite requirements needed to excel to the international stage and creating a
    career longevity in sport.

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