Global sporting events (Olympics)

Question 1

Who formed the Olympic Games and why?

Answer 1

Baron Pierre de Coubertain to bring countries together for healthy competition devoid of politics, the first Olympic Games was held in 1896

Question 2

How did De Coubertain get the idea of the Olympic Games?

Answer 2

Visited his friend Dr Penny Brooks who lived in Much Wenlock and watched the Wenlock Games which was a pre-industrial fair of pastimes and games for the school, he also went to see the public school fixtures which inspired him to recreate the unison of sport on an international stage

Question 3

What are the aims of the Olympics?

Answer 3

• Promote development of physical and moral qualities as the basis of sport
• Spread Olympic principles throughout the world
• Bring athletes together
• Bring young people together through sport and promote friendship and a peaceful world

Question 4

What are the Olympic values?

Answer 4

• Encourage effort to strive for excellence
• Preserve human dignity and respect
• Develop harmony through friendship
  (respect and excellence, friendship and courage, determination and inspiration)

Question 5

What are the Paralympic values?

Answer 5

Determination and courage

Equality and Inspiration

Question 6

What was significant about the 1968 Olympics in Mexico?

Answer 6

Tommie Smith and John Carlos demonstrated the black power salut during the medal ceremony wearing black gloves and socks, removing their shoes to resemble poverty. All three podium athletes wore the OPHR badges (Olympic Project for Human Rights)

Question 7

What were the consequences for Tommie Smith and John Carlos?

Answer 7

Smith and Carlos were booed when leaving the stadium, the IOU suspended them from the US team and banned them from the athlete village for enforcing politics against game values, their families received death threats

Question 8

Since the 1968 Olympics, what has Tommie Smith done?

Answer 8

Public speaker and in 1999 was awarded the California Black Sportsman of the Millenium Award

Question 9

Give four advantages of hosting a global sporting event

Answer 9

• profile of the sport increases participation
• minority sports may receive more funding and interest
• new and upgraded facilities
• sponsorship and commercial opportunities e.g. Pennyhill park for RWC in 2015 cost £5m

Question 10

Give four disadvantages of hosting a global sporting event

Answer 10

• short term increase in participation
• many facilities unused due to poor planning e.g. Barcelona 1992
• minority sports are under represented
• poor behaviour takes front page in the media giving a poor reputation of sport and country

Question 11

Give some social advantages

Answer 11

• Increased economy also from tourism (shop window effect)
• Local community participation increases e.g. Glasgow 2014 41% planned to take up exercise following CWG
• Improved transport systems

Question 12

Give some social disadvantages

Answer 12

• Not all parts of the country receive the same level of development
• residents re-housed

Question 13

Give some economic benefits

Answer 13

• more jobs in the lead up to the event e.g. 2014 CWG created 1,000 jobs and $52m to the economy
• increased tourism
• money from commercials and merchandise

Question 14

Give some economic disadvantages

Answer 14

• bid to host is expensive e.g. 2018 FWC cost £21m
• Event can cost more than it makes e.g. 1976 Montreal in debt for 30 years
• jobs are short lived
• if event is unsuccessful this can affect funding

Question 15

Give some political advantages

Answer 15

• shop window effect

- increase unity e.g. London 2012 labour and conservative parties united

Question 16

Give some political disadvantages

Answer 16

• debt is a political disadvantage
• politicians have to accept responsibility for unsuccess
• athletes performance reflects on government
• political protest is an embarrassment