for 2020 Olympic Games despite the European Debt Crisis.In fact, Spain has lost three opportunities for hosting the Olympics and expects to boost their floundering economy as well as providing more employment position through conducting the Olympics.The value of hosting Olympics has been extolled loudly by the candidate host country. Does holding the Olympic Games really bring benefits for the host country? It may be stated that hosting Olympics may increase the expenditure of host country and jeopardize
hundred countries participating, the Olympic Games is easily considered as one of the largest multisport event known to history. The Olympics are held at a different country, and even more rarely at the same city. For a country to be chosen to host the Olympics, the country’s National Olympic Committee (the country’s representatives for the Olympics) nominates a city (from the country they represent) that they think has potential in hosting the Olympics nine years prior to when they wish to host the
The Olympic games originated in ancient Greece around the 8th century BC as a contest between city-states. The modern Olympics were re-started in 1896 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin as a competition between the best athletes from each country. Now countries and cities compete to host the Olympic games, which are held every 4 years, with winter and summer games alternating every two years. In submitting their bids the countries are required to show how hosting the games will deliver a positive economic
cultural festivals. Special events are seen to have the ability to produce a wide range of significant economic and social benefits for communities and regions. In seeking to understand the field of special events, I took as a case study the Olympic Games mega-event. KEYWORDS: special events, Olympic games, mega-events, economic impact, investments INTRODUCTION The fundamental aim of this research is to measure the economic impact of the Olympics globally, regional and local. During the
The Olympics, as we know them today, were first held the summer of 1896 in Athens, Greece. However, the original games started as far back as 776 B.C. and were held every four years to honor Zeus, the Greek god of the sky. Men came from all over the Greek empire to compete in a number of events including foot races, wrestling, chariot racing, etc. With the fall of the Greek empire, though, came the fall of the Olympic games. The games were all but forgotten until, in 1892, a young Frenchman named
role of the Olympics as a tool for learning and developing ethical behaviour and explain in detail the impact this has on New Zealand society In Olympia, Greece the Olympic Games were held every four years. The first Olympic game was recorded in 776 BC and that was about 3,000 years ago. The ancient games took place every four years over a period of 1,200 years and still to this day the Olympic Games is still held every four years. A Roman ruler named Theodosius established the games in 393 CE. The
Introduction It has been witnessed that Olympic games has brought a great deal of economic, social, cultural, environmental and political changes to the host country. From the perspective of economics, Olympic games can overall positively contribute the host country in its economic growth, urban expandation, employment opportunities, households’ welfare improvement, etc. For example, Korea and Japan have comparatively experienced dramatic GDP growth after Olympics in Seoul in 1988 and Tokyo in 1964 with
Abstract Main events of all types, especially game events, are fetching a major component in the modest collection of towns and their financial growth and vacation industry agencies. Main events bring public to the city, organize for attractions for citizens, and guarantee that the city 's name is outlined in the nationwide and worldwide broadcasting. But they also can include major organization asset in amenities and services, some of which influence narrow post-event service. This article debates
sustainability and greening events, such as several Olympic Games, Rugby World Cup, and FIFA World Cup. Since the Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad defined the Beijing Olympic would be “People’s Olympics, Green Olympics, and High-Tech Olympics” (2002). This essay focuses on 2008 Beijing Olympic Game, and the environmental impact that the game faced. At the beginning of this essay, a brief historic background of Beijing Olympic will be introduces, and a definition of environmental
automatically be allowed as a game in the Olympics? What/Who decides what events can be in and what can not? The Olympics stand as a beacon, a place for athletes across the globe to come and compete. What is an athlete? An athlete is a person who puts time and dedication into a competitive game, it does not have to be physical but it does have to take skill to play. High levels of play for video games do take tremendous amounts of skill. What is a video game? Most people think of video games as story based movies