How the Olympic Games affects a Country.
With the 2012 Olympics come up London is preparing for it. They are going through major changes in the city of London, in order to prepare for the games. They are extending under grounds and building new buildings and just making their city ready for such a major worldwide event.
In my project I want to see how a country will be effected if they host the games. In order to do this I have to look at 3 other cities that have hosted the games and see how they prepared and what were the pros and cons of having the games in their country were and did the games effect the country.
My 3 countrys I'm going to look at our..
Beijing, China
Athens, Greece
London, England
Beijing, China
The Beijing Olympics were held in summer 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events.
The Government of the People's Republic of China promoted the Games and invested heavily in new facilities and transportation systems.
A total of 37 venues were used to host the events including 12 constructed for use at the Games. This brought the costs of the games up massively.
What Beijing did to prepare for the games.
The Chinese government renovated and constructed six venues outside Beijing as well as 59 training centres.Almost 85% of the construction budget for the six main venues was funded by $2.1 billion corporate bids and tenders.
The centrepiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics was the Beijing National Stadium, nicknamed "The Bird's Nest" because of its nest-like skeletal structure. The stadium hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies as well as the athletics competition.
It cost $423 million to construct.
Transport in Beijing changed completely, There subway was expanded greatly, they added a new terminal on to the 2nd largest airport in the world. They had fleets of thousands of cars, buses and mini buses to and from each stadium and airport.
Beijing changed its entire city and surroundings in order to prepare for the Olympic games. 4.7 billion viewers worldwide tuned in to watch The games.
The total cost of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was $40 billion.
Athens, Greece
In the 2004 Olympics in Athens Greece 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries.
How Athens Prepared for the games.
A Spanish Architect named Santiago Calatrava planned the plans of the Olympics sports centre for the games in Athens. This stadium was completed with a retractable glass roof, It was used for the opening and closing ceremony. Athens had a rush as they were behind schedule on many of their projects such as a new tram line but they made it in time and had all venues ready for the opening of the games. 14 people died during the building of these facilitys, most of these people were not from greece.
In my project I want to see how a country will be effected if they host the games. In order to do this I have to look at 3 other cities that have hosted the games and see how they prepared and what were the pros and cons of having the games in their country were and did the games effect the country.
My 3 countrys I'm going to look at our..
Beijing, China
Athens, Greece
London, England
Beijing, China
The Beijing Olympics were held in summer 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events.
The Government of the People's Republic of China promoted the Games and invested heavily in new facilities and transportation systems.
A total of 37 venues were used to host the events including 12 constructed for use at the Games. This brought the costs of the games up massively.
What Beijing did to prepare for the games.
The Chinese government renovated and constructed six venues outside Beijing as well as 59 training centres.Almost 85% of the construction budget for the six main venues was funded by $2.1 billion corporate bids and tenders.
The centrepiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics was the Beijing National Stadium, nicknamed "The Bird's Nest" because of its nest-like skeletal structure. The stadium hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies as well as the athletics competition.
It cost $423 million to construct.
Transport in Beijing changed completely, There subway was expanded greatly, they added a new terminal on to the 2nd largest airport in the world. They had fleets of thousands of cars, buses and mini buses to and from each stadium and airport.
Beijing changed its entire city and surroundings in order to prepare for the Olympic games. 4.7 billion viewers worldwide tuned in to watch The games.
The total cost of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was $40 billion.
Athens, Greece
In the 2004 Olympics in Athens Greece 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries.
How Athens Prepared for the games.
A Spanish Architect named Santiago Calatrava planned the plans of the Olympics sports centre for the games in Athens. This stadium was completed with a retractable glass roof, It was used for the opening and closing ceremony. Athens had a rush as they were behind schedule on many of their projects such as a new tram line but they made it in time and had all venues ready for the opening of the games. 14 people died during the building of these facilitys, most of these people were not from greece.
This is the Athens Olympics Sports Complex(AOSC)
For the first time, major broadcasters were allowed to serve video coverage of the Olympics over the Internet, The games were on TV 24 hours a day on one network or another.
Approximately 70,000 police officers patrolled Athens and the Olympic venues during the Olympics.
In the years leading up to the Games, Athens was transformed into a city that used state-of-the-art technology in transportation and urban development.
Some of the most modern sporting venues in the world at the time were built to host the 2004 Olympic Games.
Approximately 70,000 police officers patrolled Athens and the Olympic venues during the Olympics.
In the years leading up to the Games, Athens was transformed into a city that used state-of-the-art technology in transportation and urban development.
Some of the most modern sporting venues in the world at the time were built to host the 2004 Olympic Games.
In June 2004, the BBC reported that the costs of hosting Olympic Games were close to $11.2 billion.
We have now seen how The Olympic games affects a country by looking at two most recent country's to hold the games. Each country and city had to go through major changes and construction to host the games, each games cost over a ten billion dollars. So we now see that when hosting the games it needs to be a well off country that is willing to spend high amounts of money in order to host the games.
Although its not just spending money, The Olympics brings a lot of money into a country also, millions of people from around the world will come to see the games and with that they will bring a lot of money with them, if they are spending it on tickets for the games, travel, accommodation, restaurants, shops or just spending money on tourists attractions they are still bringing money into the country.
This is always good for a country, bringing high amounts of tourists in. So hosting the games may cost a lot of money but it also brings money in and changes the city and the country a lot, changing travel and stadiums, this affects the country and the people living there.
Now in July London, England will be holding the 2012 Olympic Games, I will now look at how they are preparing for the games and how much money has been already spent and will these games be as successful and expensive as the others, I also want to see what has changed in the country since they have started to prepare for the games.
London, England
What are they doing to prepare for the games?
This is a list of what has been prepared for the games already
What will happen to all this after the games?
After the Games it will continue to be a venue for sports and athletics event, as well as
cultural and community events, they hope leaving a lasting legacy.
The original budget for the London 2012 Olympic games is £9.3bn and it may go up from that too. Over £271 million is being spent on security guards.
The benefits benefits that London hope to gain from the Olympics
London 2012 could inject a considerable amount of money into their local economy. This, along with new sporting facilities and inspiration for young people, shows the 2012 Games
have much to offer communities all over the UK – not just in London.
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Although its not just spending money, The Olympics brings a lot of money into a country also, millions of people from around the world will come to see the games and with that they will bring a lot of money with them, if they are spending it on tickets for the games, travel, accommodation, restaurants, shops or just spending money on tourists attractions they are still bringing money into the country.
This is always good for a country, bringing high amounts of tourists in. So hosting the games may cost a lot of money but it also brings money in and changes the city and the country a lot, changing travel and stadiums, this affects the country and the people living there.
Now in July London, England will be holding the 2012 Olympic Games, I will now look at how they are preparing for the games and how much money has been already spent and will these games be as successful and expensive as the others, I also want to see what has changed in the country since they have started to prepare for the games.
London, England
What are they doing to prepare for the games?
This is a list of what has been prepared for the games already
- The final piece of turf has been laid on the field of play in the Olympic Stadium, marking completion of construction of the venue.
- Construction has been completed on the Basketball Arena
- Construction has been completed on the Copper Box
- Construction has been completed on the Velodrome
- Construction has been completed on the Aquatics Centre
- Construction has been completed on the Lee Valley White Water Centre
- More than three-quarters of the residential plots are structurally complete, the structure of the Chobham Academy school is nearing completion and work is well underway on the state-of-the-art polyclinic.
- Construction has been completed on the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and the Main Press Centre (MPC) is structurally complete.
- Work has been completed at the main ‘gateway’ station for the Games, Stratford station.
- The two-year planting programme on the Olympic Park has been completed
- The number of completed apartments on the Olympic and Paralympic Village haspassed the symbolic 2,012 mark.
The Olympic Stadium is the main venue for the Olympics in London, it will host the Athletics and Paralympic Athletics events at the London 2012 Games, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. It will be in the olympic park they are building.
The Olympic Stadium is located in the south of the Olympic Park on an ‘island’ site, surrounded by waterways on three sides. Spectators will reach the venue via five bridges that link the site to the surrounding area.The Stadium will have a capacity of 80,000 during the Games. What will happen to all this after the games?
After the Games it will continue to be a venue for sports and athletics event, as well as
cultural and community events, they hope leaving a lasting legacy.
The original budget for the London 2012 Olympic games is £9.3bn and it may go up from that too. Over £271 million is being spent on security guards.
The benefits benefits that London hope to gain from the Olympics
London 2012 could inject a considerable amount of money into their local economy. This, along with new sporting facilities and inspiration for young people, shows the 2012 Games
have much to offer communities all over the UK – not just in London.
Ariel view of Olympic Stadium
