KINS 4840E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Event Management, College Ice Hockey, Panhellenic Games
15 May 2019
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Chapter 1: the history of sport, the earliest documented sporting event came in 76 b. c. with the pan-hellenic. Involves competition: there is an emotional element, the drama of sports, depending on the sport, the weather can affect the success of an event, sport is a cultural phenomenon and differs based on geography. Culture and geography can dictate the popularity of certain events. It"s often seen as recession-proof: non-sport events, corporate board meetings, business meetings, client appreciation events, often revolve around a particular trade and are educational in nature. Involve interactions between members of different cultural groups. It is important to understand the cultural norms when staging an event. 3,951 athletes from 146 countries: other events include deaflympics, extremity games, and special. Olympics: senior events, the summer national senior games is the largest multisport event in the world for seniors. In 2009 it attracted more than 10,000 athletes and.
