Olympic Games

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  • Founder of modern Olympic Games
    Pierre De Coubetain
  • Events inspired by modern Olympic Games
    Dover
    Wenlock
  • What year was the modern Olympic Games established?
    1896
  • Which city did the first Olympic Games take place in?
    Athens
  • Values of the Olympic Games 

    Excellence
    Inspiration
    Equality
  • British Olympic Association (BOA)
    Select the nations best athletes to compete in the olympics for GB
    Help educate young people by working with schools
  • International Olympics Committee (IOC)
    Organised the modern olympics and makes sure they run smoothly making sure the rules of the olympics are respected and followed
  • Origin of the Paralympics
    Stoke Mandeville hospital where people with spinal cord injuries from the war played sports in wheelchairs for their mental and physical health
  • Public schools influence 

    De Coubertain visited English public schools and was inspired by their approach to sport
  • Berlin 1936
    Shop window effect for the Nazi ‘master race’
    Jesse Owens (US) embarrassed Hitler because he was ‘radically inferior’ winning 4 gold medals
  • Mexico City 1968
    Human rights demonstration ‘black power’
    Countries threatened to boycott but 2 AAs (Tommie Smith and John Carlos) went and won 2 gold medals
  • How did they protest for Human rights?
    Socks = poverty
    Black neck-chief = lynching
    Black glove fist = black power
  • Munich 1972
    Day before games Palestinian terrorists (Black September group) kidnapped 11 Israeli athletes to make a political request to release 234 palestines imprisoned in Israel
    FAILED
    IOC took controversial decision for games to go ahead
  • Moscow 1980
    US boycotted because Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
    GB on the fence some went and some didn’t (didn’t want to throw away all the training they did)
    Only 6,000 competitors instead of the usual 10,000
  • LA 1984
    Tit for Tat response boycott by the Soviet Union for events in 1980
    Based on Anti-Soviet propaganda
  • Positive impacts the Olympics had on sporting
    More participation- inspired more excellence
    Increase in funding- better facilities to play in
    Focusing on minority sports to try
  • Negative impacts the Olympics had on sporting
    Facilities not being used after the event
    Once Olympics is finished participation drops
    Bad influences to win like drugs- deviance
  • Positive impacts the Olympics had socially
    National pride to host- feel good factor
    New houses from the ‘Olympic Village’ and new public services
    Awareness of health and fitness in the community
  • Negative impacts the Olympics had socially
    Poorer people can’t afford new houses- council housing displacement
    Positive effects can be short lived and leave other problems
    If many tourists are there shop prices can go up for locals
    Resentment in the north because of social changes down south
  • Positives impacts of the Olympics on the economy
    Lots more tourists which transforms a city eg. Baracelona
    Jobs are created through building facilities, transport, jobs for event
    Money is brought to the host city- local area does well
  • Negative impacts of the Olympics on the economy
    Not having money to maintain the facilities eg. Greece, Bejjing, Rio
    People who worked in the stadiums jobs are only temporary
    So much money to bid to host the games and if you don’t win it can have a serious effect on the economy
  • Positive impacts the Olympics had on politics
    Country can get into power because they feel confident
    ‘Shop window‘ effect eg. Nazi Ger
    Government ruling party at the time gains credit for winning the Olympics
  • Negative impacts the Olympics had on politics
    Cost of the event can go over budget- politically unpopular
    If something goes wrong at the event eg. Terrorism = government is to blame
    If host nation does poorly in their sports event it is perceived as failing
  • Commercialisation
    1976 Montreal- catastrophic financial situation for city
    1980- shop window for communist state
    hosting needed to be made more attractive
    LA- Turing point/first highly commercialised games
  • Peter Veberroth
    President of LA Olympic organising committee
    In charge of recruiting sponsors and encouraging companies to invest in facilities
    Games made a surplus of $250 million
  • Sponsorship
    No advertising allowed in venues or on performers = subtle
    Coca Cola/ Visa/ McDonalds/ Toyota/ Omega “hamburger games”
    limited sponsors = exclusivity made money
    TOPS = 13 major sponsors
  • Golden Triangle 

    Commercialisation
    Media
    Sport
  • TV/Media 

    Greatest source of revenue
    TV companies paid for coverage rights
  • Merchandise
    Souvenirs/mascots
    Smallest revenue (2%)