The Olympic Games
Would You Want to Host One?
Write Down as Many Different
Things to Come Out of an Olympic
Games as You Can
Olympic Issues
Olympics
Major Issues or Controversies Political/Social/Media/Commercial
Major Achievements
Munich - 1972
Montreal 1976
Los Angeles 1984
Barcelona 1992
Atlanta - 1996
Barcelona is now one of the most visited
cities in Europe as a result of
infrastructural investment
Michael Johnson of
USA becomes the
fastest man on Earth
Sydney - 2000
Athens - 2004
Beijing - 2008
Usain Bolt breaks the
world record for
second time. Bringing
the time to nearly 9.5
seconds
Total Cost
Sporting
Legacy
Success/Failure &
Why?
The Task
• Log onto Moodle & The Sports Development
Section & Download Olympic Grid
• Look out for additional articles you could browse
through to help complete table
• Pick a year and look at one Olympic Games only
• Remember you need to put together evidence to
answer the question
• Would you host an Olympic Games?