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Introduction The 2012 London Olympic Games, lasting from 25 July to 12 August 2012, was one of the largest events ever hosted in the UK. During this world-wide sport event, 4 billion people watched the opening ceremonies on television; more than 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries participated; 20 million people visited the city; and approximately $14 billion were generated (Kubo, 2014). For London and UK, hosting this mega-sport event provide them a great opportunity to boom the tourism industry

applies to Olympic organisers who strive to avoid risks as early as possible and to assure athletes plus spectators and the public that steps have been taken to prevent risks. This can be in terms of tangible evidence and intangible evidence. (Jennings, 2012) Tangible evidence may relate to issues like the construction of Olympic village where all athletes converge during the period of Olympic Games or the presence of security personnel to reassure the nation and the public as illustrated in the diagram

2012 Olympics and its impact on the hospitality industry of London. Research Background / Context On 6th July’ 2005 London was selected as the host city for the 2012 summer Olympic and Paralympics Games. The games is often labelled as the “greatest show on earth” which involves thousands of sports persons both men and women from around the globe aiming to reach the ultimate in sporting achievement. The Olympic Games will take place entirely in London, but the bid team had stressed throughout

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”)

sports. Therefore, the number of risks that can take place during the even has increased significantly including aspects such as infrastructure, finance, operations, security and including natural hazards as well as manmade hazards. The London Olympics 2012 (OSSSRA) has considerate different types of manmade hazard such attacks on crowded places, attacks to the transport system and other terrorists attacks that may occur during the event. As London has experience different terrorist attacks in the past

Introduction Winning the bid for the 2012 Olympic Games by London city has brought the hope for regeneration of the entire Lea Valley in East London which can bring about the biggest urban development witnessed by Europe in the past 150 years (Coatler F 2004). In the year 2003 City of London was bestowed with the honour of being the host for 2012 Olympic Games. It’s easy to win the bid for hosting such a massive sporting event however the planning and development which is needed for successful execution

stage the 2012 summer Olympics after fighting off fierce competition (Adam, 2005). The bid for the games has always had loud political undertones that were obvious during the bidding process. Some of the arguments raised included the benefits and negative effects hosting the games could bring. This paper examines the economic benefits and costs of hosting the Olympics. The net benefits are found to be positive and large relative to the investment in the bidding process. Hosting the 2012 Olympics

Introduction and Background Introduction The objective of this paper is to define and analyse what risks management was carried out during the London Olympic Games, aspects of risk management such as how risks were identified, the type of risk analysis that was carried out, the risk responses opted in order to minimise threats, and how risks were monitored and controlled will be analysed further. After obtaining this information, a comparison with other Olympic Games will be analysed in order

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. The best example of this is probably in the London 2012 athletics track which uses cutting edge technology designed by Monodo, an Italian company. The surface

Media campaign for World Suicide Prevention Day 2012 Organization Profile The organization asking for assistance with its campaign is a small mental health nonprofit in Singapore. The company operates facilities that provide services to the mentally ill such as counseling, hospital-alternative programs, case management, housing assistance, and community outreach. The community outreach branch has been participating in the World Suicide Prevention Day campaigns since they were first organized,