2016 Boston Olympics A Chance

It is evident that hosting the Olympics games is no walk in the park. The countries trusted with this task have to spend billions to make the games a reality. Some people believe that the countries, even after spending billions of dollars benefit from the games, while others believe that the money can be spent elsewhere more efficiently. To reach a conclusion, one must study all of the different impacts in all of the different sectors the games have.

There is an argument as to whether or not the United States should bid to host the Olympic Games. There are many positive and negative reasons as to help decide whether it will be or not be a good idea. Some positive reasons would be improvements in all types of transport, increase potentially in tourism and business activity. Some of the negative aspects would be potential costs and burdens to the community and an increase in costs and taxes. Many people are going back and forth arguing over this topic. The United States should bid to host the Olympic Games.

The city of Los Angeles will make a better location for the 2024 Olympics rather than Paris, France. There are many key factors that prove the having Los Angeles host the 2024 Olympics will go much smoother than having any other city host. For example, LA already has had the experience of hosting the Olympics, therefore the city have learned from its’ mistake. Although some may argue that another city should have a turn, the matter is not about fairness, it’s about making sure the athletes will perform in a less stressful environment. Nearly every person knows that Southern California has dreamy skies and gorgeous weather. Without having to worry about rain, snow, or an excessive heat wave, LA is at the top of the charts for a guaranteed smooth

Through the twenty-eight Summer Games and the twenty-three Winter Games, numerous cities have prospered from welcoming the Olympics. Research found that in general within two days of the Olympics’ arrival, there is a cumulative increase of two percent in the host cities’ economies (Dick and Wang). Across the globe, host cities have benefited

The Olympic Games are recognized globally by billions of people. This event is the biggest sporting event not only because it comes once every four years, but also because the world’s best athletes come together to compete for world fame and glory. Hosting the games seems like an honor for most people, however there is numerous risks involved

The Olympic Games is a mega-event in the world, it represent the spirit of relationship, peace and solidarity. In the symbol of the Olympic Games, it represents the five Olympic rings means the five major regions of the world such as Africa, the America, Asia, Europe and Oceania, and all national flag in the world indicates one of the five colours such as blue, yellow, black, green, and red. Many people believe that the Olympic Games cause a significant number of issues. But, this essay will argue that cities should want to host the Olympic Games because it can lead to improvements to the city's infrastructure and stimulate the city's economy.

Firstly, the sport infrastructure legacy is that Queensland Government Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing head office and Brisbane area office will be mainly in charge of the future use of these upgraded or new build sport facilities and venues by suitable legacy plans. According to Hartigan’s (2012) research on Brisbane’s existing venues for the Olympic, Brisbane has already have serval venues for major sports. For example, the University of Queensland has the potential to

(c) “It was also widely claimed that a modern sports infrastructure would have positive impacts for the quality of life of local populations, as well as enhancing the image of provincial cities (p. 74)”. While the building of these huge stadiums had been promised to be a benefit to the general public, often the stadiums end up being used by professional sports teams instead of generating any youth integration into community building through the usage of these stadiums following the mega-event. In turn, these mega- events seem to serve the “civic/corporate elite” rather than the

After the 1984 Los Angeles Games showed for the first time that mega-events could produce an economic surplus, mega-sport events, particularly the Olympic Games, acquired central status for city and national government development agendas (Andranovich, Burbank and Heying, 2001). And the appeal of hosting a mega-event, or more specifically a mega-sport event, has grown significantly over the

Every four years a different country hosts the Olympics. Every two years its either the Winter or Summer Olympics. It is two thousand sixteen and in August, everybody eyes are going to be glued to their televisions when Rio host the two thousand sixteen Summer Olympics in Brazil. Many cities around the world put bids in advance to hold the Olympics. The Olympics are a big deal and you have to have the resources to host it. You need to have facilities for the sports, transportation, Olympics villages for the athletes to stay, a stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, and most of all money. Cities tend to lose money when hosting the Olympics. Sometimes the facilities they use get abandon and are never used again. They are many reasons for a city to host the Olympics, but there are three reasons to not. Reasons for not hosting it because it is expensive, there no guarantee of profits or increase tourism in the host city, and to many buildings being left abandoned

The world record in the 400 meters has been broken! The millions that watch the greatest sporting event in the world hopes to watch or hear records broken. Every four years we are captivated and in owe of the spectacle that is the summer Olympic Games. The host country is on full display with hopes of cashing in on a boost in tourism, advertising, etc. The summer games in Rio de Janeiro, was quite the spectacle and despite heavy criticism leading up to the summer games, according to the New York Times, “the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio have profoundly altered the city of six million, yielding a revitalized port; a new subway line; and a flush of municipal projects, big and small, that had long been on the wish list of city planners” (Jacobs, 2016).

Moreover, London is really one unique type of city and they've got everything it needs for its people and its visitors: new work opportunities, new chances for business and people, excellent opportunity for shopping, opportunity to travel the great attractions found in this city, an unforgettable experience. London's Lord Mayor Boris Johnson wants to create a "party atmosphere" and wants the London 2012 Olympics to excel in a different way. There are plans to use the whole of the city to create a fantastic atmosphere. It is his intention that central London will be the place where people come to hang out and spend their money before they go to the various Olympic sites around London, thus creating a party and festival atmosphere. It is sure that the Olympics will bring a very nice atmosphere and will bring the multicultural people together.

More recently passed the closing of the Olympic Games in Sochi, and now the whole world is looking forward to the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in the Rio de Janeiro, known as the marvelous city, whose government allocate huge amount of money for this event. The marvelous city has been elected in October of 2009, after the election of the hosting city among Madrid (Spain), Chicago (U.S.A), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan), becoming the first host city of the Games of the Summer Olympiad in South America. In order to be ready for the hosting, the government of Rio de Janeiro has already started to prepare for the Olympic Games, which will continue from 5th to 21st of August 2014. About 15 villages, stadiums were built and reformed. Moreover, 5 stadiums are going to opened in 2015. (www.olympic.org) The overall budget for the 2016 Olympic Games is approximately $14.4 billion, which is about 5.76 billion Brazilian real.(www.brazilnyc.com)Despite this,the government should spend more money in order to attract more tourists from all around the world and gain more profit from the games.

2018 is a big year for the Gold Coast; hosting one of the biggest events in Gold Coast’s history. On the 4th April 2018, an estimated 6600 athletes and team officials will fly to Brisbane airport from over 70 nations and territories. During the week of the Commonwealth Games – 18 sports and 7 para-sports are being contested and broadcasted to a global audience of an estimated 1.5 billion people (http://trademinister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2017/sc_mr_170404.aspx). The main reason the Gold Coast won the bid to host the Commonwealth Games was that the venues that needed to be built to support certain sports – 80% were already built and ready to be used (http://www.risklogic.com.au/2017/07/is-queensland-ready-for-the-commonwealth-games/ ).

As the first South American city to host the Olympic Games, famous for its natural and beautiful landscapes, the “Marvelous City,” as Brazilians call it, is sure to make the 2016 Summer games sensational (Brazil Tour). Rio di Janeiro will be the host for The Olympic and Paralympic games in 2016. The worldwide recognition brought by the FIFA World Cup 2014, will boost the spectators interest to this international sporting celebration. The strong and latent economy of Brazil will help to successfully host the almost two month event. Rio will deliver games of the highest technical standard, building on the experience of the successful 2007 Pan American games. Rio 2016 will be a powerful catalyst for progress in sport and society for individuals and communities within Brazil and throughout the world. Brazil will be an active and collaborative partner to support the IOC and IPC in promoting the Olympic and Paralympic values worldwide.