Global sporting events

Question 1

What are the aims of the modern olympic games?

Answer 1

Reduce discrimination
Friendship
Develop respect
Teach fair play/sportsmanship
Develop harmony
Educate people through sport
Promote development of physical/moral qualities

Question 2

Who came up with the idea of the modern olympic games?

Answer 2

Baron Pierre De Coubertin

Question 3

What 3 things influenced Baron Pierre De Coubertin?

Answer 3

The ancient olympic games
The Much Wenlock games
English public schools

Question 4

How did the ancient Olympic games influence Baron Pierre De Coubertin?

Answer 4

They were festivals combining sport, religion and music

Question 5

How did the Much Wenlock Games influence Baron Pierre De Coubertin?

Answer 5

Brookes established it to develop moral, physical and intellectual improvements using sport as a vehicle

Question 6

When were the first games for athletes with disabilities?

Answer 6

1948 in Stoke Mandeville England

Question 7

Who helped soldiers injured in WW2 compete?

Answer 7

Dr Ludwig Guttman

Question 8

When was the paralympic movement born?

Answer 8

1952 when the Netherlands joined

Question 9

When was the first olympic style games for disabled athletes held?

Answer 9

In 1960 in Rome, immediately after the Olympics

Question 10

What happened in 1976 paralympics?

Answer 10

In Toronto, more disability groups and sports were added.

The first winter games were held in the same year.

Question 11

What are the paralympic values?

Answer 11

(Think DICE)
Determination
Inspiration
Courage
Equality

Question 12

What are the 4 ways the olympics has been used for political exploitation?

Answer 12

Propaganda - Berlin 1936
Human rights - Mexico City 1968
Terrorism - Munich 1972
Political protest - Moscow 1980 and LA 1984

Question 13

What happened at the Berlin olympics in 1936?

Answer 13

Hitler used the olympics to show Nazi propaganda. To his embarrassment, a group of African American athletes won 13 medals, including Jesse Owens who won 4 gold medals, refuting Hitler’s aryan race superiority claims.
Hitler then refused to present Owens’ medals

Question 14

What happened at the Mexico City olympics in 1968?

Answer 14

There was a ‘Black Power’ demonstration, the protest was by Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos against racism in the USA.
They were suspended from the Games and expelled from the olympic village.

Question 15

What happened at the Munich olympics in 1972?

Answer 15

8 Palestinian terrorists broke into Israeli athletes’ rooms, killed 2 and held 9 hostages for 24 hours demanding that 234 Palestinians, that were imprisoned in Israel were released.
All hostages, 5 terrorists and 1 German police officer were killed during a shootout.

Question 16

What happened at the Moscow olympics in 1980?

Answer 16

USA lead a boycott of the games in protest to the host country’s military invasion of Afghanistan.
More than 60 countries did not take part.

Question 17

What happened at the Los Angeles olympics in 1984?

Answer 17

The Soviet Union lead a boycott of the games and claimed that it was because of the fear of the lack of security.
16 other (mainly communist) nations joined the boycott.

Question 18

How did English schools influence Baron Pierre De Coubertin?

Answer 18

The ethics and amateur ethos of Rugby school inspired the aims and values of the modern Olympic Games

Question 19

What did Baron Pierre De Coubertin do after seeing the Much Wenlock Games and the public schools?

Answer 19

The IOC was formed in 1894 in Paris.

In 1896, the first modern olympic games were held in Athens

Question 20

What are the values of the modern olympic games?

Answer 20

Effort - Striving for excellence
Preserve human dignity, demonstrate respect
Develop harmony - celebrate friendship
Courage
Determination
Inspiration
Equality

Question 21

What is the International Olympic Committee? (IOC)

Answer 21

An international, non-governmental, non-profit organisation receiving no public money.
It was founded in Paris by the Paris congress in 1894 it is now based in Lausanne Switzerland.
It is responsible for the Olympic games.

Question 22

What are the roles of the IOC?

Answer 22

Select the host cities of the summer and winter olympic games.
Supervise both summer/winter Games.
Ensure the commercialism of the Games is managed and that the games are not exploited to the detriment of the games.
Owns the rights to the Games and Olympic symbols such as the flag and motto

Question 23

What is the British Olympic Association (BOA)?

Answer 23

It is the National Olympic Committee for Britain.
It is funded by commercial sponsorship and fundraising.
It is independent and is not controlled or funded by the government.
It supplies delegates for the IOC and is one of 5 countries that have never failed to be represented in the Olympics since 1896

Question 24

What are the roles for the British Olympic Association?

Answer 24

It supplies delegates for the IOC.
Must develop the Olympic movement throughout the UK - educating the public and providing resources for schools and colleges.
It selects Team GB.
It must plan, execute, prepare and lead team GB into the olympic games.
Delivers extensive support to Britain’s olympic athletes during preparation and performance at the games.