The Olympics is truly a global event in every regard whether you view it from a broadcast perspective, a participation perspective or an events perspective- collectively capturing the imagination of the world and instilling a sense of national pride in people of all nations.
In the current day, the occurrences during the Olympics games are heavily publicized not simply just in the host nation but worldwide across all platforms; Television and radio, print blogs, webpages and across social media. It is truly by definition; a global spectacle with representatives of every nation on earth invited to come and compete in a wide array of athletic and physically demanding events for international recognition in their fields.
The expected amount of tourists who will be visiting England this year for the London 2012 games being double the usual amount at around 500,000 shows the spread and invitation for global participation so much so, that it adds certain environmental concerns and practical domestic and transport issues to be taken into consideration in the planning of an event on the scale of this one (Mair, 2012).
Certainly when you consider in a much more tangible way- the exposure you have to the Olympics in the course of your everyday life it's something hard to escape in the weeks leading up to, and over the course of the competition. Even if it was not something that particularly holds interest for you, you would be unable to go without any word of the Olympic phenomenon; even if the means word reaches you is through the age-old method; word of mouth.
http://theconversation.edu.au/london-2012-locally-green-but-what-about-globally-8138
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