International Olympic Committee

Known as one of the largest sport and culture events open to all “from their modest beginnings in a San Francisco football stadium, the Gay Games have grown into an international sporting spectacle and business enterprise( Lenskyj, 2002, p 24) ., the Gay games provide an alternative from the modern day Olympics, for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer athletes (LGBTQ). These games provide a significant and supportive environment without concern for homosexual prejudice and or…

was once the fastest woman on Earth with Olympic titles to support her success. A few years after her triumph in the Olympics, the law caught up with Jones. Not only was she tried for her use of steroids, a specific human growth hormone, in the Olympics, but Jones also lied to the court about her steroid use. According to writer Sarah Holt of the renowned crew of BBC Sports Athletic, “The IOC [International Olympic Committee] stripped Jones of her five Olympic medals and erased the American 's…

- Introduction - The Olympic movement accumulating with the Olympic Games, is perhaps the most distinguishable and substantial pupil cultural event (Roche, 1998). What is recognisable today as the Modern Olympics first began in Athens, 1896, attracting 311 athletes from 13 countries (Kitroeff, 2005). Throughout this period the Olympics was a combination of athletic games that sustained religious rituals (Koulouri, 2006). At the forefront of the Athens games was the opportunity to showcase…

The Olympic Games is the world’s largest sporting display held during the summer and winter seasons on a four year cycle. The event is held in one city out of the entire world. On average, 10,000 athletes participate in about 300 events in the Summer Games and about 3,000 athletes compete in about 100 events during the Winter Games. The Olympics began in ancient Olympia, Greece from 776 BC through 393 AD. They were celebrated as a religious festival held in the honour of the Greek god, Zeus. It…

The 2016 summer Olympics will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 5. This tradition started in 776 BC in ancient Greece (“The Real Story”). The final games of the ancient Olympics ended in 393 AD because of the fact that a Greek ruler named Theodosios decreed that all cult practices, including the Olympics, be ended (Cartwright). Barron Pierre de Coubertin, a French aristocrat, suggested 1503 years later the idea of bringing back the Olympics in 1804 because he thought the more physical…

participation in the Olympics, media coverage of women’s sports and the recent women’s FIFA world cup will show that the 2000’s are the golden age for women’s sports. It wasn’t long ago that women first joined the Olympics. It was on May 14 Oct. 28 1900 that 22 women first got to partake in the Paris Olympics, in only five sports: tennis, croquet,…

Hosting the Olympic Games is a massive risk that cities all around the world are willing to take. While many people assume that hosting the Games is a way out a debt, it can often be just the opposite. There are many factors that contribute to the success and failure of hosting the Olympics. For one, the result differ between country. Countries that are more stable seem to profit from hosting more than countries that are less developed and unstable. Hosting the Summer versus Winter Games can…

four years the world gets ready for the Olympics. We root for our perspective countries and form strong bonds with the competitors through our TV screens. However, one never stops to think about what goes in to making this large event a reality. It takes seven years from the day a host city is chosen to the actual opening ceremony (IOC, 2015). Behind the scenes of this movement is the International Olympic Committee. The IOC is a large component of the Olympic Movement. In addition to making…

Although some level of adaptive sport has likely occurred throughout human history, organized sports for people with disabilities has a relatively brief history. The earliest international sports organization for people with disabilities was the International Committee for Deaf Sports, which was establish in 1922. 1932 saw the establishment of the British Society of One-armed golfers, which is one of the first organizations for people with specifically physical disability. The bloom of adaptive…

Induced Economic Benefits The Olympic Games can provide the economic benefits not only direct and indirect benefits but also induced benefits. Induced economic benefits are the results of the direct and indirect economic benefits. Because of the direct and indirect economic benefits, the Olympic Game have improved the infrastructure and economic environment in the local, even whole the country. Subsequently, the induced economic benefits that can enhance the host countries’ economic image and…