Publication at Faculty of Physical Education and Sport |
2016
Abstract
The paper presents a sporting tragedy that happened at the beginning of 20th century, in South Brazil, where four rowers died while they practiced their sport. It is a suitable example for trying to understand the way we think about death in sport, given its vast newspaper coverage and the effort to remember the event throughout the 20th century.
The interpretation of newspaper sources and reflections on the event will also be considered through the lens of the philosophy of existence of Martin Heidegger