The concept ofinternational sport refers tosport when the participants represent at least two nations. The most well-known international sports event is theOlympic Games. Other examples include theFIFA World Cup and theCricket World Cup. Thecricket match played between theUnited States andCanada in 1844 was thefirst ever international match played in any sport.
Modern international sports events are big business for as well as influencing thepolitical,economical, and othercultural aspects of countries around the world. Especially withpolitics and sports, sports can affect countries, their identities, and in consequence, the world.
The ancientOlympic Games were a series of competitions held between representatives of severalcity-states and kingdoms fromAncient Greece, which featured mainly athletic but also combat and chariot racing events. During the Olympic games, all struggles between the participating city-states were postponed until the games were finished.[1] The origin of the Olympics is shrouded in mystery and legend.[2] During the 19th century, the Olympic Games became a popular global event.
The first international competition, between teams from Norway and Sweden, was held in Norway in 1932. Apart from a break for the war, the Nordic competitions continued, at first between Finland, Norway and Sweden, with Denmark joining in at a later stage. In 1946 a Nordic body for co-operation (NORD) was founded.[citation needed]
The cricket match played between the United States and Canada is the first ever International match played in any sport.[3] Modern international sports events are big business for as well as influencing the political, economical, and other cultural aspects of countries around the world.[citation needed]
With the first Olympic Games in 776 BCE—which included events such as foot and chariot races, wrestling, jumping, and discus and javelin throwing—the Ancient Greeks introduced formal sports to the world.[4]
While some economists are skeptical about the economic benefits of hosting the Olympic Games, emphasizing that such "mega-events" often have large costs, hosting (or even bidding for) the Olympics appears to increase the host country's exports, as the host or candidate country sends a signal about trade openness when bidding to host the Games.[5] Moreover, research suggests that hosting the Summer Olympics has a strong positive effect on thephilanthropic contributions of corporations headquartered in the host city, which seems to benefit the local nonprofit sector. This positive effect begins in the years leading up to the Games and might persist for several years afterwards, although not permanently. This finding suggests that hosting the Olympics might create opportunities for cities to influence local corporations in ways that benefit the local nonprofit sector and civil society.[6] The Games have also had significant negative effects on host communities; for example, the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions reports that the Olympics displaced more than two million people over two decades, often disproportionately affecting disadvantaged groups.[7]
Globalization has continually increased international competition in sports. TheFIFA World Cup, for example, is the world's most widely viewed sporting event; an estimated 700 million people watched the final match of the2010 FIFA World Cup held inSouth Africa.[8]
According to a 2011 A.T. Kearney study of sports teams, leagues and federations, the global sports industry is worth between €350 billion and €450 billion (US$480-$620 billion).[9] This includes infrastructure construction, sporting goods, licensed products and live sports events.
Another possibility was that sports economics is defined by the application of price or decision theory. For example, a study that examines sport using incentives and objective functions or tries to understand, explain, or predict choices in a sport context is sports economics.
The Olympics are a major factor in the globalization of sport.The Olympic symbol is the most recognized symbol, and the Olympic Games are broadcast around the world. This represents 4.5 billion of people for the2008 Summer Olympics.[10]
The Olympic Games have also undergone globalization.The first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896, only 9 disciplines were present and 241 athletes but only men. The place of women is representative of the position of women in society, and from the first Olympiad 1900 women participated but unofficially. It is in 1920 that the first women were officially part of the Olympic Games.
The number of athletes present at each Olympiad host been increasing significantly since the first Olympiad:
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