Hosting a Global Sporting event

Question 1

Some example of a global sporting event

Answer 1

Olympics / Football World cup / Rugby World cup

Question 2

Positive Sporting impacts (6)

Answer 2

• World Class facilities (elite level performers can improve)
• Funding for a sport increased (for athletes and events)
• sponsorships and invest in the sport (grass roots)
• increased interest in minority sports
• increased awareness of basic fitness
• shop window affect (status of the sport positive)

Question 3

Negative Sporting impacts (6)

Answer 3

• World Class facilities wasted (not being used) - layed dominant
• increased participation was short term
• inbalance in attention for minority sports
• Inbalance in funding for certain sports
• Negative shop window affect
  -increased chance of deviance (PED’s) - status of the sport is invalued

Question 4

Positive Social impacts (6)

Answer 4

• Nation Building (national sense of pride)
• Local community able to use world class facilities
• Regeneration project (Housing, local infrastructure improved) affordable housing
• Transport Network Improved
• Money brought into the area through tourism

Question 5

Negative Social Impacts (6)

Answer 5

• Negative Nation Building (if team does not perform well)
• Displacement (some housing improved)
• Social issues (crime)
• Local prices increased (aimed for tourists but can affect local people)
  -Finance can be used to better somewhere else
  -Cost of living to local residents increase

Question 6

Positive Political Impacts (6)

Answer 6

• Votes (popularity of political party)- win more votes
• Status of party improved (successful event)
• Shop window effect (countries culture)
• Employment (increased due to jobs for hotels, trains
  and facilities
• Tourism
• Nation Building (Politically united)

Question 7

Negative Political Impacts (6)

Answer 7

• Poorly run event could cause a bad reflection on party and country
• Employment could be short term (Increase in unemployment)
• Negative nation building (divide)
• Money should be spent elsewhere (NHS)
  -political exploitation
• hosting may impact the environment (traffic)

Question 8

Positive Economy Impacts of hosting a global sporting event (6)

Answer 8

• Boost economy (income)
• Tourism trade stimulated (2012 Olympics - £2 Billion)
• Employment - reduction in unemployment
• Shops getting commercial benefits (commercial opportunities)
• spectators spending money on (ticket, transport and buying food)

Question 9

Negative Economy Impacts (6)

Answer 9

• Event can make an economic loss
• Bidding for event is very expensive
• Jobs created can be short term
• Negative showing for the host can have a negative impact on sponsors
• increase in employment (increased money spent on wages)