Almost 50 years after Munich. The ever-increasing demands of risk management at mega-sporting events. The perspective of both athletes and officials
Μεταπτυχιακή διπλωματική εργασία
Συγγραφέας
Smolarek, Bogumiła Zuzanna
Ημερομηνία
2021Επιβλέπων
Στρίγκας, ΑθανάσιοςΘεματική επικεφαλίδα
Olympics - Safety measures ; Olympics - Athletes ; Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy ; Terrorism - Prevention - International cooperation ; Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες - Μέτρα ασφαλείας ; Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες - Αθλητές ; Τρομοκρατία- Πρόληψη - Κυβερνητική πολιτική ; Τρομοκρατία- Πρόληψη - Διεθνής συνεργασίαΠερίληψη
Nearly fifty years after the terrorist attack at the Munich Games of 1972, safety became a
sensitive topic for the organizers, National Olympic Committees and athletes. Security
measures were even more tightened after non sport-related attacks, such as 9/11, which
have left their mark on the sport environment. The Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, and
Athletics Championships are among competitions which appeal to a large number of
spectators and have an important presence in the international media. The significance of
the media was recognized by terrorist groups, who became media savvy, using the
exposure of the event to spread and highlight their ideas. The need to control large crowds,
the nature of sport events, the introduction of new surveillance technologies became an
important part of the bidding process for future candidates of mega -sporting events. The
added security measures were seen by some groups as a violation, or abuse, of human
rights. The welfare of the athletes, who are very susceptible to terrorism, is one of the
major priorities for the organizers of Olympic Games. Therefore, in this research it will be
investigated how the athletes, the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and organizers
deal with the notion of terrorism, and to what extent the three groups rely on each other.