The highest honor for both athlete and country is participating in the Olympics. It is a historical event showcasing lifelong work and dedication that athletes put themselves through just for a chance to wear the gold medal on their neck. It is also a tremendous honor for which city will hold the Olympics. The city must have the resources and funding to create a memorable mark on the history of sports. To host the winter Olympics a city has to meet certain requirements, the hosting city should have cold winter climate and large amounts of snow for outdoor events. The city should also have plenty of space to build arenas and housing for athletes. The city should be able to create pristine courses, transportation, and developed leisure spaces …show more content…
During the time when the 2002 Olympics were going on the terrorist attack on 9/11 was still fresh in the minds of many and the fear was still very much alive. However, Salt Lake City brought a nation together and showed that this attack will not define America and the world. Another important aspect to look at because Salt Lake City has already hosted is they know how to spend their budget appropriately and what improvements to be made. In an article entitled “Salt Lake City Ready, Willing and Able to Host 2026 Winter Olympics but Obstacles Remain”, Fraser Bullock, who played an important role in putting together the 2002 Olympics commented on Salt Lake City hosting them again. He commented on the courses saying “They do need some maintenance,” he said. “When we built them, it was for about a 20-year life. We’re now coming up on that. There will be some capital required to keep them at a world-class level.” Even with the cost to upgrade Bullock was still confident with Salt Lake City’s being the best place to host the Olympics. “Whether it’s 2026, 2030, or beyond, in my mind Salt Lake remains the best place in the world to host a Winter Games,” claimed Bullock. Still, with the upgrades, the cost to fix up the courses would not cost nearly as much as it would build
In order to host the event Atlanta had to make sure it had all the facilities to be able to provide athletes places both to practice and perform. Although the city had fairly adequate facilities already, there were improvements that needed to be made. By making sure facilities were up to scratch for the athletes, they were also improving facilities for citizens, because ultimately once the Olympics were over, these new and improved facilities would still be there.
As the base of this essay is on how the Olympics have been used in the
There are many factors that have shaped the cutting edge Olympic development from 1892 to 2002. The unique objective was to make a global group through games rivalry. Much like the Ancient amusements between Greek city-expresses, the recreations were made to advance solidarity. Be that as it may, as time passed numerous overall occasions, for example, the Cold War and ladies' suffrage adjusted the objectives of the Olympics. Political perspectives and developments started to shape the Olympics. Furthermore, economic increases and interests turned into an essential part of the Olympics. The cooperation of countries amid the twentieth century included patriotism, and additionally social, political, and economic purposes behind joining and taking
The Olympic Games are held every four years with the main intent to “promote people’s physical and psychological level, likewise to promote different country’s people, have more communication and to help maintaining world peace” (official website of Olympic movement). However, there are many risks in hosting the Olympic Games, for example the effects of an economic downturn after the closure of a host country’s
In the past the Olympic games were used as a way for the Greeks to honor their gods. Today the games are not an honoring but more of a social gathering. What’s great about the games today is that everyone has equal opportunity to compete. No matter your gender, size, ethnicity, or wealth, all you have to do is work hard and
The Olympic Games are an international sports competition. In the Olympics, athletes play in many types of games. Some athletes compete in the Summer Olympics. Some compete in the Summer Olympics. The Olympic Games are very old and have a very interesting history.
Billions of dollars and hours are spent, every four years, preparing for the Olympics. In the mid 1990’s, the schedule was modified to have alternating summer and winter games on a biyearly cycle. Countries fight for the honor of hosting these worldwide games. At first glance, it may seem exciting and glamorous to be chosen to host the games. The Olympics can offer the opportunity for the world to see the host city and surrounding area at its best, potentially generating future tourism and fame. A short term economic boom may result due to the creation of jobs, added tourist revenue, and other growth. Hosting the Olympics generates excitement and enthusiasm in cities and countries that may need a boost. However, when one takes a look further
Vanwynsberghe, R. (2013) Olympic Games Impact (OGI) Study for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Post-Games Report. [report] Vancouver: pp. 1-221.
Although snowboarding hasn’t been in the Olympics for very long, it is still a very important sport. When the first snowboard was made in 1917, nobody thought that it would become such a popular sport. In fact up until the early 1990s most ski resorts banned boarders for fear of injuries. The Olympics had snowboard as a demonstration sport in the 1994 games, before it became a full sport in 1998. With multiple events and thousands of fans, all eyes will be on the boarders this Olympic games.
The Olympic Games are the leading worldwide sport event that held every 4 years, featuring thousands of international athletes from more than 200 nations participating in a variety of sports competitions. Although the Games are about winning the sports competitions, they also provide a platform for the nations throughout the world to learn different cultures and share uniqueness. The Games are important, and have to be held because they transmit a message of friendship and peaceful between nations.
Hosting the Olympics comes with many perks for such as, prestige, the creation of new facilities and countless amounts of benefits. With so many things the Olympics has to offer, there can be numerous reasons why countries compete to be elected as the hosting country for the Olympics. The most common reason countries want to host the Olympic is because of its potential ability to improve the country’s economy significantly. With the entire world participating in the Olympics, the hosting country can market...
Nicolas Peterson IR 308: Whooley April 2015 Breaking Neoliberal: A Look at Neoliberal Actions in AMC’s Breaking Bad INTRODUCTION It is neither an implausible nor an outlandish endeavor to recognize expressions of neoliberal political and economic ideology in American television programming. In 2008, world markets plunged into the deepest recession known since the Great Depression. Unemployment skyrocketed, and thousands of Americans lost their homes to foreclosure. In the midst of this crisis of capitalism, viewers began tuning into a new AMC original series featuring Walter White, a mild-mannered New Mexico high school chemistry teacher.
The Olympics is a mega sport event which is presented once every four years and it has become a golden opportunity for hosts to emerge as a strong country. Hosting the Olympics is a big thing for every country and they receive worldwide attention from the preparation period until the actual event. However, hosting the Olympics comes with heavy stakes and experts tend to argue about the appropriateness for the countries to host it. There may be people who oppose with hosting the Olympics, however, the country rebranding, the economy hike and also the pride and patriotism of citizens just demonstrate the need of hosting the Olympics for the development of the country.
Now many will say that these people need to be “grateful” they are getting jobs and recognition for hosting the Olympics, it's such an honour after all. The problem is how we decide to interpret our priority scale. Are solving local problems and spending money on valid issues like Improving the economy for the long run and not just a set of jobs for a couple months or patriotism, pride and overall enjoyment of a fun interactive competition which for once erases serious rivalries and creates fun competition more important. We can choose to lock out the negatives and just roll with it maybe even throw in an argument or two about how beneficial the Olympics are but to what extent can we ignore congestion issues, infrastructure costs, poverty, and environmental concerns. Building one stadium alone costs millions on top of that creating all the sports areas, according to expectation and standard costs massive amounts of money and we haven't even began
The Olympic Games were a vital part of Greek culture which was heavily influenced by athletics. Today, the Olympic Games are the world's largest presentation of athletic skill and competitive spirit. Thousands of athletes and spectators participate in this universal event. Revived in 1896, the Olympic Games had their beginnings in ancient Greece, and since then the event is very much comparable to modern Olympic events.