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While sports provide us with such immense benefits, we—along with sporting event organizers—need to be aware of the adverse environmental effects that sports have at times.

As long as we are all aware of the effects, we can take steps toward finding ways to minimize or even completely eliminate them.

While Green Sports Day, on October 6th, is a global event that promotes environmentally friendly sports, maybe it’s time we declare every day a day to encourage greater sustainability in sports.

While sports provide us with such immense benefits, we—along with sporting event organizers—need to be aware of the adverse environmental effects that sports have at times.

provide A with B는 ‘A에게 B를 제공하다’라는 뜻의 표현이다.

that sports have at times는 the adverse environmental effects를 수식하는 관계절이다.

As long as we are all aware of the effects, we can take steps toward finding ways to minimize or even completely eliminate them.

As long as는 ‘~하는 한’이라는 뜻의 조건의 부사절을 이끄는 접속사로 사용되었다.

minimize와 eliminate는 병렬 관계로 to에 이어져 앞의 ways를 수식하며 them을 공통 목적어로 두고 있다.

them은 the effects를 가리킨다.

While Green Sports Day, on October 6th, is a global event that promotes environmentally friendly sports, maybe it’s time we declare every day a day to encourage greater sustainability in sports.

that promotes environmentally friendly sports는 a global event를 수식하는 관계절이다.

「it’s time(+that)+주어(+should)+동사원형」은 ‘~해야 할 때이다’라는 뜻으로, 당위성을 나타내는 조동사 should가 동사 declare 앞에 생략된 형태이다.

For example, high-profile athletes and coaches can be sports ambassadors to foster environmental consciousness among fans, especially young people who look up to them.

who look up to them은 young people을 수식하는 관계절이다.

them은 앞에 나오는 high-profile athletes and coaches를 가리킨다.