Executive Summary Four years after the splendid Olympics in Beijing‚ London hosted the Olympic Games last year in 2012 for the third time in History of the International Event that the World greatly anticipates. The trade mark of this event was “Inspire a Generation”‚ reflecting the sustainability concept adapted by the Olympic Federations to support the Agenda 21 (Hawkes‚2012). In the bid for 2012 Games‚ London did not aim to having the honor of organizing the event just like any other nation‚
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the Ancient Olympics in Greece‚ the modern day Olympics has expanded from only Grecian people who spoke Greek to worldwide competition from diverse cultures around the world in which each country’s participant vies for their country’s honor and glory. Today‚ we even have the Special Olympics for challenged persons who want to compete in some of the same events. Whether you enjoy sports or not‚ the Olympics is one of the most interesting and publicized events in the world today; both Games holding summer
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The Olympics‚ everyone has heard of them or even seen them at one point in their lifetime. And in the more recent years the Olympics has added many many new sports to the roster. So today when I was asked to think of a sport to put in the Olympics‚ I thought about what I really wanted to see get recognition that requires a team of people to work together to win. A new phenomenon called Esports emerged out of this desire for a team games get tournament. Now I know you’re thinking‚ what are these Esports
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The London Olympic Games held in 2012 was one of the largest investments and profit for the host country; “Success at Olympics produces an exceptional “symbolic profit” (Bourdieu‚ 1993) not only for individual athletes‚ but also for clubs‚ sports federations‚ sponsors andother related players. And‚ thereby‚ individual performances are likely to trigger a redistribution of for example‚ power‚ money‚ recruitment opportunities and TV broadcasting times in sports on a national and/or global scale” (Thiel
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In 1896‚ the Olympic Games were officially reborn into the modern era thanks to a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin (Lewis‚ 1992). In 1904‚ the Games of the III Olympiad arrived in the United States‚ marking itself as the first Olympics to be held in said country as well as the first hosted outside of Europe. Often forgotten‚ this specific Olympics also signifies the beginning of the horrible luck Chicago‚ Illinois‚ has had regarding the hosting rights. Three years prior‚ the International
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The Olympic Games There were many factors that helped shape the Olympic Games from 1892 to 2002. Originally‚ Olympic Games were conducted in Ancient Greece in hopes of uniting its city-states Athens and Sparta and to promote peace through sports activity. When Olympic Games were resurrected in 1892‚ they had the same goal of promoting peace in the world. Over time factors such as nationalism‚ The Cold War‚ changes in global economy and a rise in feminism facilitated changes in the Olympic Games
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Ancient Olympics Today‚ the Olympic games are known world wide‚ but it did not always used to be this way. Early Olympic games were much different than they are today. The games played and those who attended them were some of the biggest differences. Today’s Olympics have competitors from around the world. There are now hundreds of events in the modern athletic competition. This is a significant difference compared to the amount of events in the ancient Olympic games. The modern Olympics change
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first broke the long jump record while in high school. In 1984‚ he returned home with 4 gold medals after his first Olympics. Later‚ participating in the Summer Olympics of 1988‚ 1992 and 1996‚ he won another 5 gold medals and a silver one. He was also named ‘ athlete of the year’ 3 years in a row by Track and Field magazine and ‘sportsman of the century’ by the International Olympic Committee. B) Born October 14‚ 1952 in Vladimir‚ Nikolai Adrianov first signed up for gymnastic classes at the
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The 1972 Olympics took place in Munich Germany and it was an opportunity for Germany to redeem themselves from the last time they held the Olympics. In 1936 the summer Olympics were held in Berlin Germany under the rule of Adolf Hitler. These games were marred because of Hitler’s racism and discrimination. The 1972 Olympics was Germany’s chance to repaint their image from the violent‚ hate-filled country of 1936‚ to a country that cares for all people. Germany wanted to show the world that they were
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Business case: The Olympic and Paralympics Games are unique in the sporting calendar and receive huge television viewing figures as well as many accolades. Television Coverage and Public Awareness: The Sydney Paralympics Games were the most televised‚ raising public awareness. The Atlanta 1996 Games sold their media rights for $0.5million and the Sydney 2000 Games sold their Paralympics Media rights for $4.1million “The Olympic Games have always transcended sport. As individuals and
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