ABSTRACT
This chapter links concepts of nationalism in sport to culture and identity. It shows how nationalism is expressed in sporting contexts and notes differences between closely associated concepts of nation and state, ethnic and nation. It also describes how sport communication projects nationalism for political means. A key section of the chapter demonstrates how identity is communicated through sport and points to some difficulties with sport that pertain to gender identity. Culture is addressed in terms of how it affects sport in various parts of the world.
