Global sporting events
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1. Positive econom- -funding from government sponsorships, national lottery
ic impacts and fundraising
-increased trade=more money
-increased jobs
-tourism
2. Negative eco- - cost of hosting/potential debt
nomic impacts - expensive bidding process
- short term employment
- lost revenue if hosting team/ athlete does badly
3. Positive sporting -Raises profile of certain sports
impacts -New and upgraded sporting venues
-Focus attention if minority sports
-Increase in funding for sports involved
-Brings and increase in sponsorship
-Develop excellence
-Role models from elite athletes
4. Negative sport- -Gradual decline in people playing sport regularly
ing impacts -Facilities can become abandoned
-Lesser known sports can suffer
-More negative press is likely
- highlights deviance in sport in the media
5. Positive social - raise country's status
impacts - sense of identity/pride/moral
- raised health awareness
- more money to city/country
- improved transport
6. Negative social - people displaced
impacts - increased prices locally during the event
- investments in other projects potentially reduced
- benefits only felt by few
- resentment in other areas
- positive effects may be short lived
7.
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Positive political - if performers do well, it reflects well
impacts - temporary harmony between parties
- 'shop window' effect
8. Negative political - high cost reflects badly
events - incidents reflect badly (ie terrorism)
- if performers do badly, can reflect badly
- if legacy is negative, can be damaging
- protest can be damaging
9. Olympic bid - process for a fictional Olympics
- present all of the benefits of hosting for your venue and
how you are going to overcome potential problems
10. exploitation of the Olympic games are often used to make political points
the Olympics or statements to other nations which can overshadow the
sporting achievements
exploitation can be in the form of:
- propaganda
- terrorism
- human rights
- political protests
11. propaganda - A type of communication that seeks to influence people
towards a certain cause and is often biased or misleading
- used to make a political point
12. human rights Freedoms inherent to all human beings, regardless of sex,
gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, culture,
nationality, place of residency, colour or any other valid
categorisation.
- therefore human rights are non-discriminatory and all
human beings are entitled to them and cannot be excluded
from them.
13. terrorism
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1. Positive econom- -funding from government sponsorships, national lottery
ic impacts and fundraising
-increased trade=more money
-increased jobs
-tourism
2. Negative eco- - cost of hosting/potential debt
nomic impacts - expensive bidding process
- short term employment
- lost revenue if hosting team/ athlete does badly
3. Positive sporting -Raises profile of certain sports
impacts -New and upgraded sporting venues
-Focus attention if minority sports
-Increase in funding for sports involved
-Brings and increase in sponsorship
-Develop excellence
-Role models from elite athletes
4. Negative sport- -Gradual decline in people playing sport regularly
ing impacts -Facilities can become abandoned
-Lesser known sports can suffer
-More negative press is likely
- highlights deviance in sport in the media
5. Positive social - raise country's status
impacts - sense of identity/pride/moral
- raised health awareness
- more money to city/country
- improved transport
6. Negative social - people displaced
impacts - increased prices locally during the event
- investments in other projects potentially reduced
- benefits only felt by few
- resentment in other areas
- positive effects may be short lived
7.
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, Global sporting events
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Positive political - if performers do well, it reflects well
impacts - temporary harmony between parties
- 'shop window' effect
8. Negative political - high cost reflects badly
events - incidents reflect badly (ie terrorism)
- if performers do badly, can reflect badly
- if legacy is negative, can be damaging
- protest can be damaging
9. Olympic bid - process for a fictional Olympics
- present all of the benefits of hosting for your venue and
how you are going to overcome potential problems
10. exploitation of the Olympic games are often used to make political points
the Olympics or statements to other nations which can overshadow the
sporting achievements
exploitation can be in the form of:
- propaganda
- terrorism
- human rights
- political protests
11. propaganda - A type of communication that seeks to influence people
towards a certain cause and is often biased or misleading
- used to make a political point
12. human rights Freedoms inherent to all human beings, regardless of sex,
gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, culture,
nationality, place of residency, colour or any other valid
categorisation.
- therefore human rights are non-discriminatory and all
human beings are entitled to them and cannot be excluded
from them.
13. terrorism
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