How would you summarize the role of the officials in sporting contests?

Officials are important in any sports and they play the role of umpire, referees, assistant referee, etc. They impart the game rules on the players and ensures that a game is played fairly. So they give an impartial judgment in a game so that the game continues smoothly and fairly.

They also make sure that the game is played safely among players and they help in solving the conflicts between the players during the game. So officials play an important role in staging any sport competition.

Some qualities that a sport official should have are honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, deep knowledge of sports and respective behavior.

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