Global Sporting Events

Question 1

What are the two large sporting events that are studied in A-Level PE?

Answer 1

The Olympic Games
The FIFA World Cup

Question 2

What are the types of impact of hosting major sporting events?
(There are 4)

Answer 2

• Sporting impact
• Social impact
• Economic impact
• Political impact

Question 3

What are the positive sporting impacts from global sporting events?

Answer 3

• Raises profile of sport
• New and upgraded venues
• Increased attention to minority sports

Question 4

What are the negative sporting impacts from global sporting events?

Answer 4

• Increase participation comes in bursts
• Post-event facilities neglected
• Non-global sports suffer from reduced funding

Question 5

What are the positive social impacts from global sporting events?

Answer 5

• Increase in tourism means more money spent on better transport
• National pride from successful event

Question 6

What are the negative social impacts from global sporting events?

Answer 6

• Local inhabitants vacating homes
• Other areas of the country do not benefit

Question 7

What are the positive economic impacts from global sporting events?

Answer 7

• More jobs are created
• Increase in tourism, more income

Question 8

What are the negative economic impacts from global sporting events?

Answer 8

• Bidding for events isn’t always successful
• No guaranteed profit and events can go over budget
• Benefits of increased employment can be lost due to temporary positions.

Question 9

What are the positive political impacts from global sporting events?

Answer 9

• Politicians gain praise for successful event
• ‘Shop window effect’ raises country’s status

Question 10

What are the negative political impacts from global sporting events?

Answer 10

• Going over budget could mean a loss in votes
• Serious wrongs in event is blamed on politicians
• If host nation performs poor, it is seen as failure

Question 11

What was the sporting impact of London 2012 Olympics?

Answer 11

Increased participation and spectatorship due to raised profile

Question 12

What were the social impacts of London 2012 Olympics?

Answer 12

• Increase in tourism leads to better transport links
• Sense of national pride following success

Question 13

What were the economic impacts of London 2012 Olympics?

Answer 13

• More jobs were created
• Tourism bettered the economy

Question 14

What were the political impacts of London 2012 Olympics?

Answer 14

• Political leaders, like Boris Johnson, gained credit for success
• ‘Shop window effect’ raised status of the country

Question 15

What was the sporting impact of Rio 2016 Olympics and Rio 2014 World Cup?

Answer 15

• Post-event facilities were neglected

Question 16

What were the social impacts of Rio 2016 Olympics and Rio 2014 World Cup?

Answer 16

• Poorer areas of Rio did not benefit from improvements
• People had to vacate homes due to building of new facilities

Question 17

What was the economic impact of Rio 2016 Olympics and Rio 2014 World Cup?

Answer 17

• Increased employment was only temporary and not long term due to facilities being neglected

Question 18

What was the political impact of Rio 2016 Olympics and Rio 2014 World Cup?

Answer 18

• The failure was blamed on politicians