the Olympic motto reads faster higher
stronger when it comes to sporting
showcases there’s simply nothing better
welcome to watchmojo.com it we’re
counting down the top five reasons why
the Olympics are great with a special
emphasis on why hosting them is a great
idea for cities to get a more complete
picture of the Olympic debate will also
be publishing another episode of top 5
facts where we count down the top 5
reasons why the Olympics suck worse
number 5 the opening ceremony is a
world-class cultural showcase a unique
insight into a host nations history and
culture the opening ceremony has taken
on greater and greater significance in
recent years since Moscow 1980 in
particular the event has gotten grander
with each new Olympiad hitting a costly
high with the opening show for Beijing
2008 which reportedly required a spend
of over 100 million dollars
the artistic program is what sets each
ceremony apart and it’s usually used to
tell the story of the host nation in
spectacular fashion Beijing for instance
showcased the prosperity of ancient
China Chinese opera and the Silk Road
REO ceremony is set to be staged on a
dramatically reduced budget but it’s not
likely to be any less impressive number
four the Olympic flame shines light on
other issues often sport exists apart
from other social issues conflicts and
debates going on in the world at any one
time but because of its unprecedented
international value the Olympics has
historically proven more than just an
athletic celebration Berlin 1936 saw
Jesse Owens win four gold medals in
front of Adolf Hitler Moscow 1980 saw
over 60 nations boycott the games in
protest over the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan in turn Los Angeles 84 was
subject to a Soviet led boycott keeping
international politics at the forefront
of every sports fans mind
more recently Sochi 2014 put even
greater emphasis on the campaign for
LGBT rights
Sport is important but during the
Olympics it doesn’t overshadow the
socio-political climate of the time in
fact it makes it impossible to ignore
important social issues which otherwise
might go unnoticed one thing to remember
is that Brazil is a country with major
economic inequality political preference
tends to fall along class and racial
lines that could be why the majority of
protesters demanding Dilma’s departure
are both whiter and wealthier number
three it puts a city on the map critics
say that the Olympics are often used by
already established cities but there are
examples in which the games have served
as a spark for lesser-known locations
the Winter Olympics in particular often
draw attention to less familiar places
like Albertville and Lillehammer
but the Summer Games inspire an
unparalleled international focus the
1968 games in Mexico City were a
watershed moment for Latin American
sport while four years prior in 64 Tokyo
hosted the first ever Olympic Games in
Asia displaying how fully they’d
recovered following World War two in
1992 after decades of neglect Barcelona
was significantly revamped in part
because of the Olympics even London 2012
breathe new life into an otherwise
underused part of England’s capital
under budgeting and over building create
obvious disadvantages but the best
planned Olympics have enduring benefits
for the host area number two inspiration
through sport
London 2012 led with the tagline inspire
a generation which is an appropriate
motto for almost any Olympic Games just
over two weeks of endless sporting
efforts and achievement it had taken
incredibly uninspired person not to get
at least a little wrapped up in the
feel-good factor in 2012 Team GB
dominated the cycling events and British
cycle sales promptly rose to record
Heights Usain Bolt taking the world’s
breath away by turning a world record
sprint into a casual stroll Kerri Strug
landing her vault on a sprained ankle to
win gold these are men and women working
at the absolute peak of their abilities
redefining the limits of human potential
that doesn’t get you out for a weekly
jog around the park
nothing will the thing is Bob it’s not
that I’m lazy and so that I just don’t
care
number one the games represent equality
and unity we’re regularly exposed to
images of countries at war but the
Olympics are the rare occasion where we
can see over 200 countries basically
playing together it truly is a global
affair and the Olympic flag is
indicative of that when the five rings
were first conceived in 1914 they were
described as representing five parts of
the world one over two Olympism and
willing to accept healthy competition
and since Rome 1960 the Paralympics have
brought disabled sport under the
spotlight as well president of the
International Association of Athletics
Federations Sebastian Coe has previously
described 2012’s Paralympic Games as
having a seismic effect in shifting
public attitude toward disability and
sport humanizing people who are often
marginalized in society and he just
realized you’d have to wipe the official
time now so what do you think are the
Olympics a good thing overall yeah or do
their downsides outweigh their benefits
yeah I’m gonna have to go ahead and sort
of disagree with you there be sure to
check out our top five facts video about
why the Olympics might actually be a
horrible idea to get both sides of the
story for more World Record top tens and
personal bests top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
stronger when it comes to sporting
showcases there’s simply nothing better
welcome to watchmojo.com it we’re
counting down the top five reasons why
the Olympics are great with a special
emphasis on why hosting them is a great
idea for cities to get a more complete
picture of the Olympic debate will also
be publishing another episode of top 5
facts where we count down the top 5
reasons why the Olympics suck worse
number 5 the opening ceremony is a
world-class cultural showcase a unique
insight into a host nations history and
culture the opening ceremony has taken
on greater and greater significance in
recent years since Moscow 1980 in
particular the event has gotten grander
with each new Olympiad hitting a costly
high with the opening show for Beijing
2008 which reportedly required a spend
of over 100 million dollars
the artistic program is what sets each
ceremony apart and it’s usually used to
tell the story of the host nation in
spectacular fashion Beijing for instance
showcased the prosperity of ancient
China Chinese opera and the Silk Road
REO ceremony is set to be staged on a
dramatically reduced budget but it’s not
likely to be any less impressive number
four the Olympic flame shines light on
other issues often sport exists apart
from other social issues conflicts and
debates going on in the world at any one
time but because of its unprecedented
international value the Olympics has
historically proven more than just an
athletic celebration Berlin 1936 saw
Jesse Owens win four gold medals in
front of Adolf Hitler Moscow 1980 saw
over 60 nations boycott the games in
protest over the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan in turn Los Angeles 84 was
subject to a Soviet led boycott keeping
international politics at the forefront
of every sports fans mind
more recently Sochi 2014 put even
greater emphasis on the campaign for
LGBT rights
Sport is important but during the
Olympics it doesn’t overshadow the
socio-political climate of the time in
fact it makes it impossible to ignore
important social issues which otherwise
might go unnoticed one thing to remember
is that Brazil is a country with major
economic inequality political preference
tends to fall along class and racial
lines that could be why the majority of
protesters demanding Dilma’s departure
are both whiter and wealthier number
three it puts a city on the map critics
say that the Olympics are often used by
already established cities but there are
examples in which the games have served
as a spark for lesser-known locations
the Winter Olympics in particular often
draw attention to less familiar places
like Albertville and Lillehammer
but the Summer Games inspire an
unparalleled international focus the
1968 games in Mexico City were a
watershed moment for Latin American
sport while four years prior in 64 Tokyo
hosted the first ever Olympic Games in
Asia displaying how fully they’d
recovered following World War two in
1992 after decades of neglect Barcelona
was significantly revamped in part
because of the Olympics even London 2012
breathe new life into an otherwise
underused part of England’s capital
under budgeting and over building create
obvious disadvantages but the best
planned Olympics have enduring benefits
for the host area number two inspiration
through sport
London 2012 led with the tagline inspire
a generation which is an appropriate
motto for almost any Olympic Games just
over two weeks of endless sporting
efforts and achievement it had taken
incredibly uninspired person not to get
at least a little wrapped up in the
feel-good factor in 2012 Team GB
dominated the cycling events and British
cycle sales promptly rose to record
Heights Usain Bolt taking the world’s
breath away by turning a world record
sprint into a casual stroll Kerri Strug
landing her vault on a sprained ankle to
win gold these are men and women working
at the absolute peak of their abilities
redefining the limits of human potential
that doesn’t get you out for a weekly
jog around the park
nothing will the thing is Bob it’s not
that I’m lazy and so that I just don’t
care
number one the games represent equality
and unity we’re regularly exposed to
images of countries at war but the
Olympics are the rare occasion where we
can see over 200 countries basically
playing together it truly is a global
affair and the Olympic flag is
indicative of that when the five rings
were first conceived in 1914 they were
described as representing five parts of
the world one over two Olympism and
willing to accept healthy competition
and since Rome 1960 the Paralympics have
brought disabled sport under the
spotlight as well president of the
International Association of Athletics
Federations Sebastian Coe has previously
described 2012’s Paralympic Games as
having a seismic effect in shifting
public attitude toward disability and
sport humanizing people who are often
marginalized in society and he just
realized you’d have to wipe the official
time now so what do you think are the
Olympics a good thing overall yeah or do
their downsides outweigh their benefits
yeah I’m gonna have to go ahead and sort
of disagree with you there be sure to
check out our top five facts video about
why the Olympics might actually be a
horrible idea to get both sides of the
story for more World Record top tens and
personal bests top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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