International Factors
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- Ch 10 - International Factors
- Events
- International
- High Profile Events
- Superbowl
- Premier League
- Marathons (London, Boston etc...)
- The Boat Race
- The Grand National
- Advantages Of Hosting an International Event
- Recognition (attracts other competitions)
- Unites the Country-----> Pride
- Improved Infrastructure
- Inspires a Generation-> Increased Participation
- Disadvantages Of Hosting an International Event
- Ch 10 - International Factors
- Events
- International
- High Profile Events
- Superbowl
- Premier League
- Marathons (London, Boston etc...)
- The Boat Race
- The Grand National
- Advantages Of Hosting an International Event
- Recognition (attracts other competitions)
- Unites the Country-----> Pride
- Improved Infrastructure
- Inspires a Generation-> Increased Participation
- Disadvantages Of Hosting an International Event
- Terrorist Threat (Potential Rioting)
- Strain on local communities ---> Increased Crime rate
- Not every area of the country benefits
- Pressure on Police, NHS, Fire Brigade
- Types of competition
- Ladder (Racquet Sports)
- Small no. of players are ranked and can play someone no more than 2 places ahead of them
- Everyone plays the same no. of matches
- Round Robin
- Group Stages
- Each team plays eachother
- Often followed by knockout stages
- Combination
- Both Round Robin and Knockout
- Knockout
- Each team/player gets one chance
- Many teams can enter
- Easy to organise
- Ladder (Racquet Sports)
- Olympic Games
- Political Controversies
- 1936 Berlin, Germany
- Hitler's Aryan Race ideology ( White Supremacy, Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes) was destroyed when Jesse Owens won 4 Gold Medals
- Hitler left the Stadium at the awards ceremony
- This was an example of Racial Discrimination
- 1968 Mexico City,Mexico
- Tommie Smith and John Carlos wore black glove and socks and made the 'Black Power' salute at the awards ceremony
- This was to stand up for Black Peoples civil rights in America
- They were subsequently banned from the Olympics for life
- 1972 Munich, Germany
- 9 Israeli athletes were taken hostage by 8 Palestinian Terrorists
- All of the athletes and 5 of the terrorists were killed in the rescue attmept
- The terrorists wanted the release of 234 prisoners held in Israel
- 1980 Moscow, Russia
- The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
- America, China and nearly 60 other countries boycotted the games
- 1936 Berlin, Germany
- Financial Controversies
- 1972 Montreal, Canada
- Canada were $1.5 billion in debt after the games and it took 30 years to pay off
- There was also a boycott by many sovereign African countries after the New Zealand rugby toured South Africa
- New Zealand were called to be banned by many countries as they were seen to be supporting the Apartheid in S.A at the time
- Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in S.A from 1948 to 1994
- 1984 Los Angeles, USA
- This was the first Olympics to not be sponsored by the Government
- Instead there were sponsorships from companies such as Coca Cola
- The country made a $232.5 million profit, and the region kept $93 million
- 1972 Montreal, Canada
- Political Controversies
- Events
- Terrorist Threat (Potential Rioting)
- Strain on local communities ---> Increased Crime rate
- Not every area of the country benefits
- Pressure on Police, NHS, Fire Brigade
- Ch 10 - International Factors
- Types of competition
- Ladder (Racquet Sports)
- Small no. of players are ranked and can play someone no more than 2 places ahead of them
- Everyone plays the same no. of matches
- Round Robin
- Group Stages
- Each team plays eachother
- Often followed by knockout stages
- Combination
- Both Round Robin and Knockout
- Knockout
- Each team/player gets one chance
- Many teams can enter
- Easy to organise
- Ladder (Racquet Sports)
- Olympic Games
- Political Controversies
- 1936 Berlin, Germany
- Hitler's Aryan Race ideology ( White Supremacy, Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes) was destroyed when Jesse Owens won 4 Gold Medals
- Hitler left the Stadium at the awards ceremony
- This was an example of Racial Discrimination
- 1968 Mexico City,Mexico
- Tommie Smith and John Carlos wore black glove and socks and made the 'Black Power' salute at the awards ceremony
- This was to stand up for Black Peoples civil rights in America
- They were subsequently banned from the Olympics for life
- 1972 Munich, Germany
- 9 Israeli athletes were taken hostage by 8 Palestinian Terrorists
- All of the athletes and 5 of the terrorists were killed in the rescue attmept
- The terrorists wanted the release of 234 prisoners held in Israel
- 1980 Moscow, Russia
- The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
- America, China and nearly 60 other countries boycotted the games
- 1936 Berlin, Germany
- Financial Controversies
- 1972 Montreal, Canada
- Canada were $1.5 billion in debt after the games and it took 30 years to pay off
- There was also a boycott by many sovereign African countries after the New Zealand rugby toured South Africa
- New Zealand were called to be banned by many countries as they were seen to be supporting the Apartheid in S.A at the time
- Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in S.A from 1948 to 1994
- 1984 Los Angeles, USA
- This was the first Olympics to not be sponsored by the Government
- Instead there were sponsorships from companies such as Coca Cola
- The country made a $232.5 million profit, and the region kept $93 million
- 1972 Montreal, Canada
- Political Controversies
- Events
- Football/Rugby World cup
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