PERLS204 Lecture : April 11 - Canada and Postwar Olympics.doc
1 May 2012
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April 11 massacres, protest, and money: canada and the post war. First games was a 2 day event: cricket, rowing, athletics were done at these olympics in 1844. Olympic was a commonplace word for a wide variety of festivals (from sports to beer gardens) First modern og were held in athens in 1896: there were 13 countries and 311 male athletes. For this og, an ioc was established with 14 members: these 1896 games were successful, canada didn"t send any athletes to athens because international competition was beyond the capabilities of amateur athletic organizations. It was held in conjunction with the expo so that more interest could be generated. Postwar olympics: satellite tv in the 60s increased the audience of the olympics. It provided an increased viewing opportunity but also a world stage ex. Arrived on the modern stage with tokyo in 1964: tokyo"s 1964 games price tag was 1 billion.
