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El desembre<\/strong> de 1952<\/strong>, la ciutat de Londres<\/strong> va quedar immersa en un episodi que passaria a la hist\u00f2ria com la Gran Boira<\/strong> (el conegut Great Smog of London<\/strong>). Durant diversos dies, una combinaci\u00f3 letal de contaminaci\u00f3<\/strong> industrial, fred intens i abs\u00e8ncia de vent va crear una capa espessa de fum i boira que no nom\u00e9s va paralitzar la vida quotidiana, sin\u00f3 que tamb\u00e9 va tenir un impacte directe i sorprenent en el m\u00f3n de l\u2019esport<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En aquells dies, l\u2019esport<\/strong> era ja una part essencial de la cultura brit\u00e0nica, especialment el futbol<\/strong>, que mobilitzava milers d\u2019aficionats cada cap de setmana. Per\u00f2 aquella boira<\/strong> espessa, amb una visibilitat que en alguns punts no superava els pocs metres, va obligar a suspendre o interrompre nombrosos partits. Un dels casos m\u00e9s recordats es va produir en un encontre a Londres on l\u2019\u00e0rbitre, incapa\u00e7<\/strong> de veure m\u00e9s enll\u00e0 de pocs metres, va decidir continuar el joc mentre els jugadors pr\u00e0cticament es guiaven per intu\u00efci\u00f3. El p\u00fablic, per la seva banda, amb prou feines distingia les ombres en moviment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encara m\u00e9s sorprenent va ser el que va passar en un partit<\/strong> entre el Charlton Athletic<\/strong> i el Stockport County<\/strong>. La boira es va fer tan espessa que el porter del Charlton, el llegendari Sam Bartram<\/strong>, va quedar completament a\u00efllat<\/strong> a la seva porteria. Sense poder veure res, va continuar vigilant la seva \u00e0rea durant minuts, pensant que el joc seguia<\/strong> en marxa. Nom\u00e9s m\u00e9s tard va descobrir que el partit havia estat susp\u00e8s<\/strong> i que tots els altres jugadors havien abandonat el camp. Aquesta escena, gaireb\u00e9 surrealista, ha quedat com una de les imatges<\/strong> m\u00e9s ic\u00f2niques de la relaci\u00f3 entre esport i condicions ambientals extremes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La boira tamb\u00e9 va afectar altres disciplines<\/strong>. Les curses<\/strong> de cavalls<\/strong> i els esdeveniments d\u2019atletisme<\/strong> previstos en aquells dies van ser cancel\u00b7lats<\/strong> o ajornats<\/strong>, no nom\u00e9s per la manca de visibilitat, sin\u00f3 tamb\u00e9 per la preocupaci\u00f3 creixent sobre la salut dels esportistes. Respirar aquell aire carregat de part\u00edcules<\/strong> t\u00f2xiques<\/strong> resultava perill\u00f3s, especialment en activitats d\u2019alta intensitat. Molts esportistes van experimentar problemes respiratoris, una conseq\u00fc\u00e8ncia directa de la contaminaci\u00f3 extrema que, en el conjunt de la poblaci\u00f3, va provocar milers de morts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Els estadis<\/strong>, habitualment plens de vida, es van convertir en espais fantasmag\u00f2rics<\/strong>. Aficionats que havien acudit als partits sovint marxaven abans d\u2019hora, incapa\u00e7os de seguir el joc. Els cronistes esportius de l\u2019\u00e8poca descrivien escenes en qu\u00e8 els jugadors desapareixien<\/strong> literalment dins la boira, i els gols nom\u00e9s es podien intuir pel soroll del p\u00fablic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e9s enll\u00e0 de les an\u00e8cdotes, aquell episodi va posar de manifest la vulnerabilitat<\/strong> de l\u2019esport<\/strong> davant els factors<\/strong> ambientals. Fins aleshores, la pluja o el fred eren considerats inconvenients assumibles en la tradici\u00f3 esportiva brit\u00e0nica, per\u00f2 la Gran Boira va evidenciar un risc molt m\u00e9s greu: la contaminaci\u00f3 podia aturar completament la pr\u00e0ctica esportiva i posar en perill la salut de jugadors i espectadors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amb el temps, aquell desastre va contribuir a impulsar canvis legislatius importants, com les lleis de control de la contaminaci\u00f3 atmosf\u00e8rica al Regne Unit. Tot i aix\u00f2, tamb\u00e9 va deixar una empremta cultural profunda, incloent-hi en l\u2019imaginari esportiu hist\u00f2ries com la de Bartram, que simbolitzen fins a quin punt l\u2019esport pot veure\u2019s alterat per circumst\u00e0ncies excepcionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avui, quan es parla de la relaci\u00f3 entre medi ambient<\/strong> i esport<\/strong>, sovint es recorda aquell desembre<\/strong> de 1952<\/strong> com un punt d\u2019inflexi\u00f3. No nom\u00e9s per la seva gravetat, sin\u00f3 perqu\u00e8 va demostrar que, fins i tot en una societat apassionada per l\u2019esport com la brit\u00e0nica, hi ha moments en qu\u00e8 la natura \u2014o, en aquest cas, la seva degradaci\u00f3\u2014 pot imposar una aturada total. (CIEIB)<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sam Bartram<\/strong> intenta veure la pilota<\/strong> dins de la boira sense saber que el partit s’havia susp\u00e8s<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

El desembre de 1952, la ciutat de Londres va quedar immersa en un episodi que passaria a la hist\u00f2ria com la Gran Boira (el conegut Great Smog of London). Durant diversos dies, una combinaci\u00f3 letal de contaminaci\u00f3 industrial, fred intens i abs\u00e8ncia de vent va crear una capa espessa de fum i boira que no<\/p>\n

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