Hosting Global Sporting Events Flashcards
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Impact of hosting global sports events on the host country/city
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- Sporting
- Social
- Political
- Economic
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Benefits of Sporting Impacts
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- Raises profile of the sport which ^ pp
- Excellent facilities left behind
- Can boost minority sports
- More funding available for certain sports
- More sponsors / funding for NGB’s
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Drawbacks of sporting impacts
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- Pp rates ^ when London won bid for 2012, but decrease in pp after games
- Facilities not always used
- Lesser-known sports can take back seat & recieve less funding
- Sport deviance more likely to be highlighted (hooliganism, reducing viewing figures)
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Positives social impacts
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- Money brought in to support local pop & public services
- Pride to host nation
- Improved sport facilities for local communities
- Improved employment, accommodation and transport systems
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Negative social impacts
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- Not all area of a country / city used
- Locals may have to move house / relocated for building works
- Prices rise mid-event for everything
- Benefits not always long lasting
- Less funding for other issues locally
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Positive economic impacts
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- Increased money/funds for host country
- More jobs created
- ^ in tourism in years to come
- More sales of event related goods
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Negative economic impacts
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- Placing bid costs millions
- Jobs created not permenant/long lasting
- Event can cost more than it makes
- Funding loss/cuts for sports that underachieve. Also loss of sponsors
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Positive political impacts
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- Leaders/political parties gain credit for successful bid
- Creates national pride/unity
- “Shop window effect” –> show off their culture/ way of life to world
- May attract more investment/trade
- Employment pledge ^ popularity
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Negative political impacts
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- Cost of overall event can reduce popularity of leader/party
- Politicians blamed for something going wrong (e.g. terrorism)
- Negative environmental impacts reduce party popularity
- Negative legacy/success = reflects bad on party
- Protests can be embarrassing
- Failure = reduce national self-esteem
