SPMT 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: 1896 Summer Olympics, Ancient Olympic Games, Panathenaic Stadium
19 Nov 2017
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Structures grow in response to broad social changes and/or to address. English aristocracy developed exclusive sport clubs with limited membership. Continued club evolution with standardization of rules, settling disputes, and organizing schedules. Racing existed for entertainment only, not financial gain; prestige more important. Need for more complex club system because: Desire of owners to breed and train fast horses. Gambling provided entertainment, tangible evidence of ability of horses, and ensured honest competition. Met need for a strong national governing body to establish rules, standards, Served as model for wider sport management practices in england with rugby, mechanisms for resolving disputes, and innovations to the sport cricket, and boxing. International club event with little resemblance to ancient olympic games. First modern olympics held in 1896 in athens, greece. Founder pierre de coubertin was inspired by english revivals and victorian notions of. The first modern games was a 9 day event, which drew 311 athletes from 13 nations.
