Sports Terrorism – New Challenges of Our Time

This article examines the key aspects of the emergence of terrorist manifestations in sports. In its simplest form, sports terrorism consists mainly of threats against athletes or sports facilities used by athletes. These threats can be verbal or physical, from simple harassment to assault or even murder. The motives for such actions can be very different and include political gain or religious fanaticism, as well as ordinary hatred and revenge. However, regardless of motivation, the fact remains that athletes are particularly vulnerable targets for this kind of terrorism, as they are public figures who often demonstrate a strong personal ideology, which can make them an easy target for those who seek to terrorize their peers.

It has been established that any sporting event is an ideal target for any terrorist organization, since it is well known that their main idea is: more victims – more efficiency. As a rule, the goals of such terrorist attacks are political. And at any competition, a large number of people often gather in one, rather small room, secondly, people's vigilance weakens, since all attention is focused on the match or fight, thirdly, it is quite difficult to form a guard that could ensure the safety of every person who is at the event.

It is concluded that the trend of terrorism development in the sports environment causes an increase in crimes among fans. In order to counteract this phenomenon, it is necessary to develop measures that will reduce the percentage of crimes committed, and also do not forget the work of police officers in social networks, in order to prevent the spread of ultra-right, fascist and other ideologies among young people, which is also very important, because currently the fan movement is strongly focused on young people and their involvement in fan groups that often promote nationalist beliefs and many other terrorist or extremist beliefs.