Social impact of 2008 olympic games
Introduction:
After countless years of disappointment in 2001 dreams became reality and the unique opportunity was granted to the Chinese delegates at the bidding for the Olympic Games. The event not only represents the promotion of athleticism, but also marks the first step of China emergence as a major global player. It was no coincidence that the opening ceremony of the games was on 8th of August 2008. The date was no ordinary date, 8 is considered a blessed number in China, representing luck and wealth, it symbolizes improvement and progress. From the opening ceremony to the closing China has been highly rated in numerous aspects of being the host nation, $44 billion was estimated to have been spent and a seven year plan was implemented to assure the success to be unchallengeable by other host nations for years to come. The Olympic Games in 2008 gave China, Beijing a chance to not only represent growth on paper, but to show the world through hosting a major sporting event of China is able to offer. Personally witnessing the games in 2008 was a great experience being a main inspiration for the chosen subject and am sure the same will count for countless other international and domestic visitors.
Beijing after the Olympics has been reported by tourist of making a transition that was considered truly amazing, cleaner air, better public transport and many more factors were aimed directly at when planning for 2008. However now the question is raised, $40 billion is spent, how much has the city developed exactly? The amount that China spent has been the single largest sum ever to be spent in History by a hosting nation, topping London who spent $4.6 billion and Athens devoting $11 billion to the games. The following question is a very challenging one to answer, many dynamics has to be considered to give a correct projection. The main focus is to look at three different areas of development social, social-economics and environmental, perceiving from both local
After countless years of disappointment in 2001 dreams became reality and the unique opportunity was granted to the Chinese delegates at the bidding for the Olympic Games. The event not only represents the promotion of athleticism, but also marks the first step of China emergence as a major global player. It was no coincidence that the opening ceremony of the games was on 8th of August 2008. The date was no ordinary date, 8 is considered a blessed number in China, representing luck and wealth, it symbolizes improvement and progress. From the opening ceremony to the closing China has been highly rated in numerous aspects of being the host nation, $44 billion was estimated to have been spent and a seven year plan was implemented to assure the success to be unchallengeable by other host nations for years to come. The Olympic Games in 2008 gave China, Beijing a chance to not only represent growth on paper, but to show the world through hosting a major sporting event of China is able to offer. Personally witnessing the games in 2008 was a great experience being a main inspiration for the chosen subject and am sure the same will count for countless other international and domestic visitors.
Beijing after the Olympics has been reported by tourist of making a transition that was considered truly amazing, cleaner air, better public transport and many more factors were aimed directly at when planning for 2008. However now the question is raised, $40 billion is spent, how much has the city developed exactly? The amount that China spent has been the single largest sum ever to be spent in History by a hosting nation, topping London who spent $4.6 billion and Athens devoting $11 billion to the games. The following question is a very challenging one to answer, many dynamics has to be considered to give a correct projection. The main focus is to look at three different areas of development social, social-economics and environmental, perceiving from both local