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32 Cards in this Set
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What are the advantages of the Olympic Games being held in your country?
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Advantages:
Tourists are coming means more inflow of foreign currencies. It's good for the country's image because it demonstrates its ability to host such a huge event. Income can be generated from tickets and merchandises. Prestige Urban development World stage appeal |
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What are the disadvantages of the Olympic Games being held in your country?
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Disadvantages:
The costs associated with organizing Olympics. Infrastructures built can become white elephants. There's a huge inflow of people during the Olympics. The city will be overcrowded and it can create problems like traffic jams and pollution |
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What are the characteristics of the World games?
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Telegenic- attractive to media
- Worldwide coverage Nationalistic- medal cermonies - flags - medal tables |
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What are the features of the olympics
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Exciting, competitive,
money from tv rights, sponsorship deals and commercialism Attracts large audience( worldwide) Sport can cause political conflict |
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When was the first time sponsors got involved?
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LA
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Who controls the world games?
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IWGA
performer state funding tax payers -nat lottery, WH sport Media-highlights, presentation Spectators |
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Who are the world games for?
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political instrests of state
Performer- oppunity to make name (sponsorship money, improving popularity) Spectator- entertainment, patriotism, nationalism, aesthetically pleasing. Commercial brand recognition oppunity |
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What is deviance?
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Behavior that does not conform to the norms, vales and expectations of society.
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What is the contract to compete?
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An underlying (often unwritten) mutual agreement to abide by the rules and accepted norms (of that sport) agreed to as the player enters the area.
Like Olympic oath |
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What is code of conduct?
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The agreement in which you must follow a set of rules
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Fair play
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keeping within the rules
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Sportsmanship
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keeping within rules and showing good etiquette
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What was the olympic motto?
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Citius, altius, fortius
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What was the olympic games message?
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is not to win but to take part
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What did Rev. Thomas Arnold believe?
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Muscularity Christianity=amateurism
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What was the olympic oath?
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take part in these olympic games respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them in the true spirit of sportsmanship
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What was the Olympic flame?
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torch relay to host city
Tradition in ancient games Flame kept burning throughout competition. presented for four years and relayed to next host city |
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What was the olympic ideal?
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build peaceful better world by-
Educating youth of the world through sport practiced without discrimination of any kind. |
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Why is Wimbledon not world game?
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Although it may be considered to be telegenic and have a nationalistic flavour e.g. Henman’s Hill etc
It involves individuals in competition rather than nations in competition Nationality is a secondary factor Because of this reason the Davis Cup is closer to a World Games |
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1976 montreal olympics?
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Boycott by african nations in response to new zealand rugby tour of South Africa
Financial disaster- cost of games put burden on canadian tax payers conflict between elite sport and acceptance in society |
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1980 Moscow (USSR)
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Boycott by 52 nations led by the US in protest against soviet presence in Afgan
British athletes were asked not to go but in end given choice. most attended. |
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1984 Los Angeles
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Boycott by soviet union and number of eastern block countries
Reason was concern over saftey of team members Popular belief was that it was really in retaliation for the US boycott on 1980 in moscow |
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1992 Barcelona
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No boycotts
S. Africa entered team, first time since 1964 (because of racist laws) Germany competed as unified nation 1992 modern nation fascism (spain) |
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2000 Sydney
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allegation of bribery corruption in bidding process
Changes in bidding stopping future occurrences. Gifts given to members |
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How can the olympics be catergorised?
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Reconciliation- re admittance of South Africa
Recognition global protest propaganda Corruption |
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1876 athens
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Baron piere de coubertin organised
Much wenlock games influenced, an earlier form of the games that took place in England and also the cult for athleticism in the English public schools. Directly British idea of sport influenced the olympics Women did not compete on the track until 1928 in Amsterdam |
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Berlin 1936
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Nazi olympics
1st olympics with a major politilcal significance Hitler wanted games to prove superiority of white northern europeans/ aryans Used the games blatantly to promote the 3rd Reich parartroopers, neo- classicism Stormed out stadium when Jesse Owens won four gold medals |
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Italy 1934 world cup
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used by benito massolini (Hislers ally) to promote the fascist party
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What happened in Greece when war
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War suspended for the olympic games
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1956 melborne
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the games in the couthern hemisphere for the first time
Spain pulled out followed by egypt and Lebana Brundage the president of the IOC detected ' we are against using games for political purpose' Black power salute given by black American medal winning altheltes in protest again black discrimination in the US S. Africa not allowed to compete because of a threat of withdrawal of other countries over apartied Mexian protest over amount of money spent on games. 200 died Luther king shot that year, black salute signaling equality |
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1972 munich
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paletine terroists kidnapped more Israeli athletes
the hostages, five terroists and policeman were killed after a rescue attempt failed Event threatened future of the games itself |
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What was the Olympic charter
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is a set of rules and guidelines for the organization of the Olympic Games, and for governing the Olympic Movement. Adopted by International Olympic Committee (IOC), it is the codification of the Fundamental Principles, Rules and By-laws
* to establish principles and values of Olympism * to serve as IOC law * to define the rights and obligations of the 3 main constituents of the Olympic movement: the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Federations and the National Olympic Committees, and the Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games. |
