1. Chapter 10 International factors
10.1 international sporting events
World championships
 Football
 Rugby
 Cricket
 Athletics
 Formula 1
High profile events
 Wimbledon
 Super bowl
 Football leaugues
 Boxing events ( one off events )
Test match - is a game of cricket or rugby by an allstar teams from
different countries
Media- the various forms of mass communication radio, tv, press etc.
10.2 The Olympic games
Advantages
 Profits?
 New facilities
 Raising profile of hosts
Disadvantages
 Security
 Boycotts (political)
 Costs ?
10.3 Competitions
 Knockouts
 Leagues
 Ladders
 Combination events
o Qualifying comps leagues winners of league I
(champions league)
o Or round robin event
o Example – rugby world cup