New Delhi: There is nothing better than sports to ensure communal harmony and this discipline of life unites the country like nothing else, Chief National badmintion coach Pullela Gopichand said on Saturday.

"For communal harmony there is nothing better than sports. Sports unite like nothing else does," the 2001 All England champion said. His comments come at a time when the country is witnessing an intense debate on tolerance of various kinds including on religious beliefs and eating habits.