Global Sporting Events

Question 1

Who was Baron Pierre De Coubertin?

Answer 1

Creator of the modern olympics
Healthy competition devoid of politics
1896 in Athens

Question 2

What were the IOC

Answer 2

International Olympic committee
Created in 1894 Paris congress
-selects host cities

Question 3

What were the BOA?

Answer 3

British Olympic association 
Formed in 1905
-plans and executed GB team
-support GB
-work with governing bodies

Question 4

What are the Olympic aims?

Answer 4

• Fair play
• education
• developing peace and harmony
• physical and moral equalities
• unity
• respect
• equality

Question 5

What were the Olympic values?

Answer 5

• friendship
• excellence
• determination
• respect
• inspiration
• courage
• equality

Question 6

What are the para Olympic values?

Answer 6

• determination
• inspiration
• courage
• equality

Question 7

When were the Paralympics formed?

Answer 7

Rome 1960

Competition for WW11 victims in Stoke Mandeville

Question 8

What happened in Berlin 1936?

Answer 8

The third reich ideology

-hitter refused to award Jesse Owens gold medal as he wasn’t german

Question 9

What happened at the Mexico City 1968?

Answer 9

Black power demonstration

-Tommy smith and John Carlos raised a fist on the podium

Question 10

What happened in Munich 1972?

Answer 10

Palestinian terrorist attack

-Israeli athletes were held hostage due to palestians being held in prison in Israel

Question 11

What happened in Moscow 1980

Answer 11

USA boycotted olympics due to the soviet invasion in Afghanistan

Question 12

What happened in the LA 1984 olympics?

Answer 12

Boycott from the Soviet Union

• tit for tat
• apparently for how us were using propaganda

Question 13

What impact does hosting a global sporting event on sport?

Answer 13

S-sponsorships increases
P-participation due to more venues and more funding
O-other lesser sports are focused on
R-raised profiles of sport
T-participation is only temporary
S-sports deviance is highlighted by media

Question 14

What impact does hosting a global sporting event on society?

Answer 14

S-systems of transport are increased
O-other areas don’t benefit
C-cash as more money benefits population
I-improved infrastructures for facilities
A-accommodation- building for event can be used
L-locals vacate for space for games

Question 15

What impact does hosting a global sporting event have on economics?

Answer 15

E-employment for building facilities
C-commercial benefits due to goods sold
O-over exaggeration as jobs and future benefits
N-not long term as employment is temporary
O
M-Montreal’s economic loss as over spent
I-increased tourism means more money
C- costly bidding is expensive failure can lead to loss

Question 16

What impact does hosting a global sporting event have on politics?

Answer 16

P-protest can be embarrassing on country
O-Owens hitlers reputation reflected poorly
L-leaders gain votes and popularity
I-income if cost are too high it can be negative to party
T-terrorist attacks can have legacy damaged
I
C-countries status can bring unity and purpose
S- shop window effect raises status of country