The event‚ organised by Suffolk Sport‚ the County Sports Partnership for Suffolk‚ in association with local authorities‚ sports clubs‚ schools and other sports partners across Suffolk is the largest multi sport event in the County. With the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London only a couple of weeks away‚ the Suffolk Youth Games offered the young people of Suffolk a small taste of what it is like to take part in a large-scale‚ multi-sport event. The competition in all nine sports was hotly
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Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a multinational‚ multi-sport event. Held every four years‚ it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5‚000 athletes. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the organization that is responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games. The first such event‚ then known as the British Empire Games‚ was held in 1930 in Hamilton‚ Ontario‚ Canada. The name changed
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multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth of Nations‚ referred to as the Commonwealth and previously known as the British Commonwealth‚ is an inter- governmental organization of fifty-four independent member states. All but two (Mozambique and Rwanda) of these countries were formerly part of the British Empire. The CWG was initiated with the objective of being a sporting event that would bring together the members of the British Empire. The event was
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Events Competitive Environment The Commonwealth Games 2002 was a major hallmark event‚ held in Manchester over the period of ten days. Hiller‚(2002 p 449)describes a major hallmark event as "short-term high-profile events like Olympics and World Fairs that always have a significant urban impact. They re-prioritize urban agendas‚ create post-event usage debates‚ often stimulate urban redevelopment‚ and are instruments of boosterist ideologies promoting economic growth" Colin Hall states that
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The Relationship between Sport Management and the Sociology of Sport Brad Davis Southern New Hampshire University Abstract Across all levels of sports‚ perhaps the connection between sport and society is the most valuable and co-dependent element for sport managers to understand. Without the impact our society has on sport‚ athletes‚ owners‚ television networks and sponsors would not spend or generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. If sport managers fail to grasp and understand
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Importance of education Education has an immense impact on the human society. One can safely assume that a person is not in the proper sense till he is educated. It trains the human mind to think and take the right decision. In other words‚ man becomes a rational animal when he is educated. It is through education that knowledge and information is received and spread throughout the world. An uneducated person cannot read and write and hence he is closed to all the knowledge and wisdom he can gain
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from Fox Sports Network and TampaBayLightning.com. I had the chance to hear her story of how she became a sports broadcaster. In the process of starting her career‚ Gingas studied journalism at Loyola University and quickly found her niche in sports broadcasting. Gingas knew at a very young age that she wanted to do something that allowed her to interact with people on a daily basis as well as try and leave an impact on someone or make a positive difference. Gingas also loved how sports brought people
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to perform the duties of a host nation to the 19th edition of Commonwealth Games scheduled to be inaugurated on October 3‚ 2010 at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium. The Grand Gala opening ceremony was two-and-half hours duration which was a must-see event for sports lovers all over the world. Initially‚ these games were organized in different names. From 1930 to 1950‚ they were known as British Empire Games. From 1954 to 1966 the games were styled as British Empire and Commonwealth Games. From 1970 to 1974
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Commonwealth Games: success or disaster The Commonwealth Games 2010 event was the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in India‚ eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 & 1982. The Commonwealth Games 2010 event was a success from the athlete’s point of view‚ but it was also a big success mission for some people who wanted to loot public money. The Grand Opening Ceremony was a huge success‚ the 40 crore rupees aerostat lifted off and the stadium rocked to the tune of Rahman‚ even the
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informing us about the preparation of athelets. As in the words of Indian sports minister Suresh Kalmadi‚ "The colour‚ costumes‚ the traditions and heritage will be world class‚ the public will be welcoming and friendly and the flair of India is what will make the next Games really unique." India will be only the third developing country to host the event after Jamaica in 1966 and Malaysia in 1998. This is only the second time the event will be held in Asia. The success of these games may also strengthen
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