Topic 1: Global Events of
International Significance
What is a Global event?
A global event is organised event involving people from countries around the world but takes place in a
specific country
E.g.: Reporters
Participants
Spectators
Delegates
Sporting Events
Have an economic impact on the country hosting the event
Spectators are responsible for most of the economic impact
Olympic Games Held every 4 years
Summer and winter
2020 Olympics will be in Russia
Largest global sporting Event
FIFA WORLD CUP
Held every 4 years
208 member countries
With 32 participant teams with 50/ team
During 2010, 300000 tourists visited SA
Second largest Global Sporting Event
TOUR DE FRANCE Largest annual sporting event
June/ July lasts over 3 weeks
Always ends in Paris
21 teams of 9 members
Attracts 12 million spectators
Wimbledon Annual international tennis event
Played on grass
Held I Wimbledon, London
13 days in June
All white dress code
378.8 million people watch it on tv in 198 countries
500 000 spectators over the 13 days
38 500 spectators at any given time
The Comrades Marathon World’s largest ultra-Marathon
Annually between Pietermaritzburg and Durban
90KM
12 hours to complete
20 000 runners
Gold medal awarded to top to and woman finishers
, Other Events
G8 Summit Assembly of world leaders who meet
annually to discuss global issues
Consists of: Canada, UK, Italy, Japan,
Germany, USA, France, Russia
Developing BRICS
Brazil
Russia
India
China
South Africa
South
African
Developing
Community
Summits on Climate Change
Summit tries to find ways to cut down on
global carbon emissions and pollution
1000’s of delegates from different
countries
2011 the UN COP (conference of the
parties) was inn Durban
Paris agreement (2016) – countries
agreed to lower their emissions to keep
the rise in temp below 2*C
Tourism INDABA
Held in Durban every year
Largest incoming travel trade exhibition
in Africa
In 2010 – 2000 delegates from 88
countries
644 members from press
Minister of tourism -Tokozile Xasa
International Significance
What is a Global event?
A global event is organised event involving people from countries around the world but takes place in a
specific country
E.g.: Reporters
Participants
Spectators
Delegates
Sporting Events
Have an economic impact on the country hosting the event
Spectators are responsible for most of the economic impact
Olympic Games Held every 4 years
Summer and winter
2020 Olympics will be in Russia
Largest global sporting Event
FIFA WORLD CUP
Held every 4 years
208 member countries
With 32 participant teams with 50/ team
During 2010, 300000 tourists visited SA
Second largest Global Sporting Event
TOUR DE FRANCE Largest annual sporting event
June/ July lasts over 3 weeks
Always ends in Paris
21 teams of 9 members
Attracts 12 million spectators
Wimbledon Annual international tennis event
Played on grass
Held I Wimbledon, London
13 days in June
All white dress code
378.8 million people watch it on tv in 198 countries
500 000 spectators over the 13 days
38 500 spectators at any given time
The Comrades Marathon World’s largest ultra-Marathon
Annually between Pietermaritzburg and Durban
90KM
12 hours to complete
20 000 runners
Gold medal awarded to top to and woman finishers
, Other Events
G8 Summit Assembly of world leaders who meet
annually to discuss global issues
Consists of: Canada, UK, Italy, Japan,
Germany, USA, France, Russia
Developing BRICS
Brazil
Russia
India
China
South Africa
South
African
Developing
Community
Summits on Climate Change
Summit tries to find ways to cut down on
global carbon emissions and pollution
1000’s of delegates from different
countries
2011 the UN COP (conference of the
parties) was inn Durban
Paris agreement (2016) – countries
agreed to lower their emissions to keep
the rise in temp below 2*C
Tourism INDABA
Held in Durban every year
Largest incoming travel trade exhibition
in Africa
In 2010 – 2000 delegates from 88
countries
644 members from press
Minister of tourism -Tokozile Xasa
