6.3 - Global Sporting Events Flashcards
1
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background of modern olympics
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- established in 1896 by baron Pierre de Coubertin
- visited Britain inlet 1800s and liked features of amateur sport
- originally to be about participation - not just winning
2
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aims of Olympic Games
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- promote development of those physical/ moral qualities that are the basis of sport
- to spread the olympics throughout the world, creating international goodwill
- bring together world athletes
- educate young through sport of spirit of friendship and understanding = build more peaceful world
3
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3 simple olympics values
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- encourage effort - striving for excellence
- preserve human dignity
- develop harmony
4
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detailed olympics values
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- respect - respect for all
- excellence - achieve to best of your ability
- friendship - promotion of friendly spirit
- courage - pushing as hard as possible even if losing
- determination - perserverance
- inspiration - role models
- equality - fair and equal opportunities
5
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what is the BOA and what does it do?
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- births olympic association formed in 1905
- supplies delegates for the NOC(national olympic committee)
- responsible for selection, planning and execution go team gb participation
- completely depended on sponsorship and fundraising income
6
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what is the IOC and what does it do?
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- international olympics committee
- created by Paris congress in 1894
- owns all rights to olympic games and symbol
- responsible for selecting host cities
7
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Paralympic values
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- determination
- courage
- equality
- inspiration
8
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5 examples of political exploitation of the Olympic Games
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- 1936 Berlin - third reich ideology
- Mexico 1968 - black power demonstration
- Munich 1972 - Palestinian terrorism
- Moscow 1980 - usa boycotted
- Los Angeles 1984 - soviet boycotted
9
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third reich ideology
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hitler wanted to prove the superiority of the aryan race, had his team training fun time
- had Lutz Lang, the ideal Aryan
- Jesse on wins 4 gold medals in 100, 200, long jump and relay
- hitler refuses to hand gold medal to Jesse
10
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Black Power demonstration
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- South Africa not. invited due to apartheid regime
- black athletes urged to boycott but didn’t in the end
- smith and Carlos won gold and bronze in the 200m
one black glove = black power - no glove left hand = unity in America
- black socks with no shoes = black poverty in America
- these athletes were told to leave
11
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Palestinian Terrorism
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8 Palestinian terrorists entered olympic village and seized 11 members of Israeli team
- made request to release 234 imprisoned Palestinians in Israel
- all hostages die and 5 terrorists when German authorities tried to rescue
12
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USA boycott
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1979 soviets invade Afghanistan which extended cold war
- us president jimmy Carter threatened soviets leave or il boycott
- over 4000 athletes boycotted from all around world
13
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USSR boycott
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14 nations refused to take part
14
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positive sporting impacts of hosting a global sporting event
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- raise profile of the sport
- new/upgraded sports facilities/venues
- can bring focus onto minority sports
- can cause increase in funding for sport involved
- new role models are created - increased participation - healthier population
- encourages host nation to be more physically active
15
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negative sporting impacts of hosting a global sporting event
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- increase in playing sport was short run only
- facilities/ participation not always used after
- lesser known non global sports can suffer
- sport deviance/ poor performance is more likely to be highlighted
- pressure can lead to overtraining
