CUL954 Let’s Talk Sports: Why Vancouver Should Host the Olympic Games

This essay explores the potential of Vancouver, Canada, as a host city for the Olympic Games, arguing that its strong GDP, welcoming volunteers, and cultural diversity make it an ideal location. The analysis considers factors like population size, media access, and transportation systems, highlighting the role of the local business community in providing accommodation and attracting international investment. Obstacles such as environmental stress and poor organization are addressed with proposed solutions focusing on climate diversity and environmental conditions. The essay references Canada's previous experiences hosting the Olympics in Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver itself, emphasizing the importance of long-term planning and adaptation to local conditions. The conclusion supports Vancouver as a sustainable choice for the Winter Olympics due to its green-building standards and infrastructure.

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Olympics Games to be hosted at Vancouver City, Canada
In the current life, Olympic has become one of the most global profitable media events
and a large-scale game whose events are not only meant for entertaining, lifestyle and occupation
but also a well a solid business (McCann, 2008). Following the Olympics movement evolution in
twenty eth ad twenty-first centuries, the adjustment has been evolved, which seeks to favour the
ice and snow sports by creating Olympics Games during the winter season (Thomas, Erdman and
Burke, 2016). Thus, the best city for Olympics Games in Canada is the Vancouver city because it
favours the Olympics Games which feature the competition of sports enhancing the participation
of athletes from all over the world per taking in different competitions.
Key Characteristics of Vancouver that will lead to Success of the Event
Vancouver’s gross Domestic product index (GPD) is the major characteristic of
Vancouver city in Canada, which definitely leads to the success of Olympic game to be held
because it’s the most effective Olympics potential predictor which indicates the development of
Canada's economy (Sant & Mason, 2015). Hence, enhancing the resource assumption and thus
enables athletes to be committed in their preparations for games as well as enhance the
development of advanced systems of education and building and maintenance of facilities used
in training the coaches.
The volunteers friendly warm welcome, enthusiasm and their service provision systems
in official languages is another factor that will enhance the success of Olympic Games at
Vancouver as the games ceremonies normally begin with proper prominence of the French
language (Holden, MacKenzie & VanWynsberghe, 2008). In addition to that, the performances

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of culture will enhance the success of the event by highlighting the French and English diversity
and richness which are the identities of Canada.
The success of Olympic Games which is an investment, does not just happen, but it is
determined by more effort being put in place to achieve the success in Olympic Games event
(Kaplanidou & Karadakis, 2010). All begins with inviting the other countries into Vancouver
which requires capitalizing on the acquisition of international knowledge through attending the
Vancouver board of trade functions which includes; professionals, business people join forces
and bureaucrats to streamline the organization of national urban spectacle which enhances
improvement of the local growth of key actors. Capitalizing, on the board of trade In Vancouver,
enhances the success of the Olympic Games because it extensively uses the organizations’
former government officials and organizers to advertise community business in Vancouver (Sant
& Mason, 2015). Additionally, there is a provision of strategies on how to make the Olympic
Games event successful so as to invest more is through a perfect invitation of foreign countries.
Detailed Factors Lead to The Success of Olympic Games Event to be Held in Vancouver
The high population of people In Vancouver is one factor which influences the success of
Olympic Games since the size of a country or city is measured by its population, Olympics is a
fine Games that requires a largely spaced area to accomplish this event (Sant, Mason & Hinch,
2013). The Mega Sports bring together leading world’s athletes and thousands and millions of
spectators watch from all over the worldwide and as a result, Olympic Games enhance peace,
pride, unity and elite athleticism around the world.
Another factor that will ensure the success of the Olympic in Vancouver is the
improvement in the access on mass media and transportation systems which renders the

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accessibility of people to the Olympics Games around the globe (Zekulin, 2009). The end result
is a great sports competition sports event in Vancouver enhancing social regeneration, economic
development and cultural integration, sponsorship, ticketing, hospitality, and much more.
Involvement of Local Business Community and its Success to the Olympics Event
Local business community plays an important role in the success of Olympic Games in
Vancouver through different ways, for instance offering accommodation to the Olympics Games
overseas travellers who travel purposefully for the Olympic event (Jeff, 2008). Another
involvement of the local community business is through the attendance of the local residences to
the event. Provision of accommodation to Olympic corporation results in attraction of exposure
internationally by the investors thus promoting the potential creation of profit for the
Vancouver’s Olympic event.
Obstacles and Solutions
Since running event endures factors associated with the environment, the poor
organization and ill -timing is a great obstacle which is likely to hinder the success of the
Olympic Games event at Vancouver because is the key cause of environmental stress which
affects the performance of Olympic races (The OGI-UBC Research Team, 2010). Different
environmental forces like geographical features, air pollution, altitude, heat and humidity of
Vancouver are selectively considered and dealt with in global climatic zones and chronological
order. These data related to mitigating influences and data at Vancouver are to be solved through
focusing on Vancouver’s climate diversity zones and conditions of the environment so as to
scrutinize the possible side effects that may lead to the failure of the event.

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Other Olympic Games held in Canadian Cities
Canada has ever hosted the Olympic Games three times, the summer Olympic Games
held once at Montreal in the year 1976 competing under the CANs IOC country code and the
Winter Olympic Games at Calgary in the year 1988 and 2010 Vancouver Olympics Games
winning, gold, silver and bronze medals in the respective Olympic Games (VanWynsberghe,
Derom & Maurer, 2012). These events are useful to the success of the Olympic Games to hosted
at Vancouver because at each level different concepts emerge which helps in making appropriate
steps in preparation of Olympic events held at different Canadian is that the success of hosting
Olympic Games is a long-term process that is implemented gradually basing on vital factors
related to the event which includes weather patterns, finance among other constructive factors.
Conclusion
In summary, Canada held various Olympic Games events, and in point of my view, the
winter Olympic Games makes sense to be held at Vancouver city due to the city’s sustainability
standards of green-building which embrace the management of carbon and programming offset
influencing the reduction of consumption of water and energy thus favouring the winter Olympic
at the city of Vancouver. This event will definitely succeed because of the appropriate measures
put in place and extensive advantages of Vancouver city which include the well-improved
infrastructure and the favourable sustained environment.

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