Risk Management of London 2012 Olympics

There are quite a few factors that shaped the modern-day Olympics from 1892 to 2002. Pierre de Coubertin states that he wanted to create the Olympics to spread world peace. He does this by substituting war for friendly sports competitions (doc 1). Of course, there were some bumps in the road while trying to achieve this utopia. Some factors that have changed the Olympics are the allowing of women being able to compete in the Olympics, women’s suffrage, nationalism, wars, and economic conditions (doc 2-7).

As a sporting mega-event, the Olympic Games have numerous social impacts on the people, not only on those from the host country, but on individuals all over the globe.

One of the most significant introductions to technology in sport over recent years was during the London 2012 Olympics last Summer. The Olympics is the worlds largest sporting event and requires state of the art technology to ensure that accurate readings are taken in each event and all athletes are provided with the ability to perform at their very best.

Before this attack security at the Olympic Games was very poor or not as visible, especially in the Olympic Village that housed the athletes. Athletes often snuck in and out of other countries’ rooms by climbing a six-foot fence. It was this same fence that the attackers easily scaled to infiltrate the Israeli team’s housing. Before the attack security personnel did not consider terrorism or acts of violence a threat. Their biggest concerns were ticket fraud and dealing with drunkenness.

Firstly, safeguarding the public order has become vitally important especially now with the attacks across the world in recent years and because sporting events are so popular they’ve become more vulnerable to an attack therefore security measures have been heightened and will continue to be. Safety is important in every situation

The 2012 London Olympics were held at the Olympic Park in East London from Friday, July 27, 2012 to Sunday, August 12, 2012. The Olympics have been held in London two times before the 2012 Olympics, once in 1908 and once in 1948 (Scott). Over 10,500 athletes participated from over 204 countries, over 120,000 people were going to the Olympic Park every day to watch the Olympics. Over 302 medal events were being held, with three swimmers being the top medalists in the 2012 London Olympics (“Olympics”). There were a lot of people at the London Olympics, but the questions is, was the security prepared for the amount of people showing up to the 2012 London Olympics. The Olympics were not prepared with what was expected from the security; 10,000

Mihalik, B. J. (2000). Host population perceptions of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics: Attendance, support, benefits and liabilities. In J. Allen, R. Harris, L.

‘Bubble economy’ is the third reason of the ‘valley’ effect of post-Olympic Games. Before the Olympics, many tourists and company go into the Olympic host country to consume. They will largely promote this country 's development of the construction industry, tourism, services, retail and other industries. Especially in tourism, the Olympic Games will bring numerous tourists for host city, and these tourists will consume in the city, and these tourists need pay for food, accommodation, transport, purchase goods and souvenirs and, some companies and people also will consider purchasing real estate in the Olympic Village. However, after the end of the Olympics, these tourists will leave the Olympic host country gradually, causing tourists and consumers reduce in the Olympic host city and the economic markets shrink.

The event manager's role involves being prepared for any and all incidents that may occur during the course of the event. "A successful planner makes sure the event stays on." (Brown, 2016, para.3). Therefore, the situation described in this discussion board assignment fall under the general responsibility of the event manager. In addition, the event manager normally works with either a risk management team, or a risk manager throughout the process of planning and staging of the event. Large events such as conventions are planned to the smallest detail, which includes making arrangements to counter issues such as a blackout. Hence, the fact that the convention made it the executing phase of the event planning process means the event manager has done a poor job,

Security is a fundamental notion in sports. Nowadays athletes are viewed often through the media, therefore they are recognizable. In the Olympics security measures must be taken to protect the athletes. There are many different nationalities involved therefore security has to be taken in order to ensure that there aren't conflicting views that could possibly be damaging towards another team. But quite often it cannot be prevented.

The Olympic Games is one of the biggest and most unrivaled sporting events in the entire world. At first it may seem like a huge plus or advantage for a city or nation to host this event. However on the contrary there are a lot of negative aspects that occur when a nation hosts this event. While the event is taking place, from the outside it looks like a state of the art, prestigious event that it is. Some of the problems that are caused by hosting Olympic games deal with, stadium development, local resident life, security issues, and many others that will be discussed. One of the big problems when dealing with a mega event such as the Olympic Games is the stadiums, which get built, and how they get abandoned or not used after the games are finished. This is one of the major problems surrounding the Athens 2004 games. Many of the stadiums and infrastructure are left untouched and abandoned to this day.

In order to ensure the safety of everyone in the stadium and the facility, we have identified multiple potential vulnerabilities and steps to prevent a cyber attack that leads to harm to any person in the stadium or the stadium. Although the SAFETY Act prevents an entity from being held liable in the event of a terrorist attack, including a cyber terrorist attack, we believe it is in the best interest of the stadium to accept the following recommendations.This allows the stadium to create a safe and positive experience for all attendees. These recommendations include responses to potential vulnerabilities such as emergency systems, power grids, and electronic displays.

In June 2012, there was a severe lapse in judgment regarding security at the Olympic Stadium in London, England. Local press and international press downplayed and whitewashed the incident. Had the incident occurred during the actual summer 2012 Olympiad, the consequence could have been fatal with moderate certainty. A number of security procedures simply were not executed. As one may imagine, the security protocols for the Olympics are very structured, detailed, and certainly specialists with specific expertise contributed to the security plans. The security procedures were in place; the staff did not execute all of the procedures they were supposed to. They did not perform perimeter checks with trained search dogs. The searches for bombs or other weapons hidden within the stadium structure and grounds were never made. The security staff did not perform their professional duties adequately, which if there were not already dangerous materials or weapons on the premises, the period during which the security procedures were supposed to be followed but were not provided anyone interested in terrorist activity during the Olympics their chance to get on the premises to do whatever is necessary to execute their plan(s). By locating sources in alternative press sources, readers expanded their perspective on the issues and have the opportunity to reflective upon normative forms of news & press.

The goal for risk management in the event industry should be to allow maximum range of activities to be enjoyed in a safe environment. The golden rule of risk management is to "approach event risk assessment and risk management from the perspective of audience

A study by Andersen (1999, p. 1) stated that from 1994, when the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games were announced, the Games generated a