After being named most liveable city for the third time in a row (Staff, 2014) Melbourne is definitely having a moment. However can the most liveable city also be the most sports mad? The Ultimate Sports City has been won by Melbourne “on three occasions – 2006, 2008 and 2010” (Heenan & Dustan, 2014) and once again Melbourne is on the shortlist of 5 for the bi-annual award given by Sport Business (SportBusiness Group, 2014). The purpose of this essay is to justify this award and Melbourne’s position within the global sports market, this will be substantiated by studying the amount of Global Sporting Events that Melbourne holds, the Location of Sporting Arenas in relation to another highly regarded sports city, London, as well as taking into account attendance rates and how sport stimulates Melbourne’s economy.
Events
Just looking at the sheer amount of international level sport played in Melbourne it is undeniable that it would be a competitive contender for the Ultimate Sports City award once again. Almost every second month there is something big happening in Melbourne. With the “Australian Open played each January, the Australian Football League Grand Final played annually in September, and the Spring Racing Carnival run in October and November, all contribute to the promotion of Melbourne and Victoria as premier sporting locations to potential tourists” (Gamage & Higgs, p.16). This is not even including the International Cricket played at the MCG over Australian Summer or the Grand Prix run at Albert Park every March.
Location
One of Melbourne’s draw cards as an events city is the close proximity of the sporting grounds and arenas to the city centre. “The particular location of a sports field will enhance or diminish its ...
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The suburb of Pyrmont on the shores of Sydney Harbour has been transformed by the processes of urban renewal into a thriving cosmopolitan residential area, an efficient and sophisticated business centre, and a popular recreational and tourist hub. Through my own observation of the Pyrmont area, I have seen how the painstaking urban planning efforts for the area have come to fruition, and a focal point of the Harbour foreshore created as a result of this.
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A sports team is vital to a large city such as Montreal. A sports team may have
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This report will focus primarily on the internal and external macroeconomic analysis coined with a critical analysis of Sports Directs business and corporate level strategy before recommendations are made. This will highlight how the organisation can sustain their competitive position in todays increasingly globalised, hypercometitive market (Hanssen-Bauer & Snow , 1996).
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With over two hundred countries participating, the Olympic Games is easily considered as one of the largest multisport event known to history. The Olympics are held at a different country, and even more rarely at the same city. For a country to be chosen to host the Olympics, the country’s National Olympic Committee (the country’s representatives for the Olympics) nominates a city (from the country they represent) that they think has potential in hosting the Olympics nine years prior to when they wish to host the Olympics. It is a two year process that consists of: Application Phase, Candidate Phase and the Election of the Host City. The country that wins the election is given seven years to prepare for the Olympics. (International Olympic Committee, n.d., p. xx-xx) The hosting country expends billions of dollars, usually money they don’t have, preparing for the Olympics. Then the question is raised 'why would a country go through so much trouble and spend an outrageous amount of money to host this event?' Throughout this discussion paper it will address all the pros and cons for a country to host the Olympics. It will also see if a smaller sports event can produce the same benefits the Olympic offers with less cost and risk.
From 2001 2002 there was a 23% increase in the construction of sports stadiums and arenas with costs of those facilities upwards of $7.8 billion. The growing global sport industry requires that sport facility and event management keep current of new and proven management techniques. Sport Facility Management: Organizing Events and Mitigating Risks by Ammon, Jr., Southall, and Blair, provides readers with a basic introduction to elements of facility management for the full range of sporting and entertainment events. There is a high demand for individuals who are educated and trained in facility management, event organization, and risk management and since the September 11 attacks there has been a great emphasis placed on facility and risk management. Each chapter provides theoretical foundations and practical applications for each critical phase of facility management. The authors provided photographs, case studies, and industry examples to assist the reader in gaining an overall basic, picture of the sporting event and entertainment industry today. The book provides in-depth discussions about positive advances that have made the entire experience easier and more comfortable for fans; and about the negative economic and cultural consequences for sport events after September 11 2001.
...ing cricket a global sport, is reason put forth by BCCI for touring these venues, which seems too good to be true.
It is the year 2004, and everyone who is anyone in the world of athletics is headed to Athens, Greece. To some people Athens is just an ancient city where the myths of Hercules and Zeus were originated, but this year, it's not just an ancient city, it's a reunion of where sports began. Even thought they won't be played in the nude it will still be considered a reunion. That's right; the Olympics are headed back to their hometown of Athens, or at least it's close enough. However, looking back on the years, both modern and ancient, there has been quite a change in our Olympic events.