Opening Ceremony The most important part of the games. It provides an opportunity to the host nation to express and showcase its talent in front of the world. The artistic performances and the creative aspect of the ceremony are being taken care by the Danny Boyle (Artistic Director) and his team. Certain fundamental guidelines have been defined by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding what needs to be included as part of the opening ceremony. 1. Receiving the Head of State
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Olympic Games 2012 The modern Olympic Games is the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered to be the world’s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The 2012 Summer Olympics‚ officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012‚ was celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. The 2012 Summer
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The Olympic games were brought back by a man named Pierre de Coubertin when he made a speech to the Athletic Society of France in 1892 (Doc 1). Since the games came back they have shaped the economies‚ national pride and the social changes in multiple countries. The economies of the countries who host the Olympic games generally have a boost in the economy. With a few exceptions like South Korea. Even with the Olympic games being hosted in Seoul‚ none of their companies were selected as top
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General Knowledge World games Game No. of Players Game No. of Player Chess 2 Baseball 9 Gymnastic 8 Rugby Football 15 Basket Ball 5 Polo 4 Water Polo 7 Football 11 Kho-Kho 9 Cricket - 11 Kabbaddi 7 Volleyball 6 Hockey 11 Tennis 1 or 2 Table tennis 1or 2 General Knowledge of World Important Events and Sports Records • Davis cup is for tennis. • Thomas cup badminton is for men only. • Uber cup is for badminton. • Each team in volleyball consists of 6
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The Sydney Olympic Games held in 2000 was perhaps one of Australia’s major investments. The event involved Private‚ Social and External costs and benefits. The NSW government experienced the Private costs. Financially‚ the government spent around $1.7 billion dollars on the event‚ which included the sporting facilities‚ advancing the city’s streets‚ transport organisation and the village. The takings received for the event‚ however‚ was around $6 million. The profits are still being made today‚
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some parts of the community will argue that the taxpayer’s money should be invested into social programs that will benefit the community‚ rather than into sporting events. It is a valid argument that hosting an international sporting event can have a substantial financial impact on a city. An example of this is the great debt incurred by Montreal when they hosted the 1976 Olympic Games (p.89 Thoma and Chalip). It could be argued that the huge amounts of money that were spent on building new stadiums
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bThe Ancient Olympic Games When were the first Olympic Games? The first known Olympic Games was recorded in around 776 BC in Olympia‚ Greece. They were celebrated until 396 AD. What events took place in the Ancient Olympic Games? The Ancient Olympic Games consisted of only one race‚ the "stade" race‚ which was the length of the stadium and between 180 and 240 metres long (we don’t know for sure). Over the years more running races and other events were added‚ including boxing‚ wrestling
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Short essay on the purpose of Olympic Games In the past some of the nations had bycotted the Olympic games because of political rivalries and differences but that does not mean that Olympics should be subordinated to political considerations. In fact the very spirit of Olympics is needed to remove tension from the world. In fact games‚ in general‚ are always helpful in bringing the nations closer ; it was ping-pong team which ironed out the differences between China and America. Olympic games
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Choose the correct variant. 1. Competitions involving physical strength___________________ A. have interested people since the 19th century B. date from prehistoric times C. were initiated by the American Indians 2. Interest in sports and games increased_________ A. as a result of greater participation in them B. during the 19th century C. due to the improvement of the facilities and wider coverage of the events 3. The phrase "Administered by Jockey Club" means:__________ A. the
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There is way too much money spent on the Olympics Games. The large amount of money that was used for the Olympics could go to better causes‚ the facilities may not be used after the Olympics and the large amount of money spent on the Olympics Games has ruined the original purpose of the Games. Instead of wasting a large amount of money on the Olympics‚ we could be saving lives around the world. The money spent on the Olympics Games could be used for better causes such as “GlobalGiving” to provide
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