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Contemporary society sees the olympic games are one of the most spectacular sports events of the period they are held in.... As such, the olympic games are changing and modernizing the build environment of its hosts, as Essex and Chalkey (2003) outline.... Therefore, it can be said that even an attempt to hold the olympic games positively influences urban areas in terms of infrastructure, accommodation and technology development.... The Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012, for example, stresses out that even bidding for holding the games helps candidate cities to develop positive legacies from the bid, no matter whether the city is awarded the games or not (ibid)....
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According to research findings of the paper 'Greek Mythology in Modern Society', it can be clearly inferred from the areas discussed above that Greek mythology has been very strong and influential in the past and has continued to exert that influence to the present modern society.... ... ... ... According to enotes....
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Research Paper
Two years prior to the picking of the second next venue for the olympic games in 1988, interested cities are required to submit their bids.... he olympic games dates back some 3,000 years ago or 776 BC in Peloponnese in Greece (IOC, 2006).... his research shall try to demonstrate the relationship between government policy, local economic development, knowledge and innovation, and its effect on the area or region upon the start or aiming of winning the olympic bid....
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The name ‘Olympic' came from the word ‘Olympiad' which means “an interval of four years between celebrations of the olympic games, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned dates”.... (American Heritage 1) The founder of the olympic games is ‘Pelops', named after an island in Greece where Olympia is located.... ) the olympic games are classified into Summer and Winter games; where winter games are catered to winter sports as contrasted to summer games which incorporates sports that date back to the Ancient Olympic games....
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The UK has exerted a huge effort in order to win the bid to host the 2012 olympic games, and considers it a great honour to be chosen.... Two benefits are expected to be derived from the mega-sporting event: the economic windfall profit, and the legacy that is left The purpose of the study is to determine whether or not a net benefit, either from economic gain or legacy, or both, is likely in the case of the London Olympics....
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The concept of olympic games was taken by Baron Coubertin from the British history of gaming festivals, namely the Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games.... The then president of IOC, Avery Brundage was quite aggressive in his approach not to allow commercial stakes to play a role in olympic games.... the olympic Program (TOP) was initiated by Samaranch in 1985.... All sports historians acknowledge the impact of the Wenlock games on the modern Olympic movement....
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This paper 'The Legacy of the FIFA World Cup and the olympic games' gives detailed information about major sporting events.... The matter of hosting major sports events such as the FIFA World Cup and the olympic has attracted a wide range of research in the recent past.... In countries such as Brazil that are eying to host such the FIFA world cup and the olympic shortly, it is crucial that they take prompt consideration, not only to weigh the benefits and costs but also to strategize on how such events can be resourceful to this country....
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Among them was the London Organizing Committee of the olympic games and Paralympic Games Limited, which is a private firm with a core financial plan surpassing £2 billion.... "Assessment of the Regeneration Legacy that the 2012 London olympic games Is Likely to Bequeath East London" paper focuses on the Regeneration 'Legacy' imposed by the 2012 London olympic games renewed East London's urban landscape through sports avenues, social facilities, and urban developments....
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