The Olympic Games and Global Sporting Events | OCR A-Level Physical Education (H555)
The Olympic Games and Global Sporting Events
- 53 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Component 03: Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport
- Component 03
The Olympic Games and Global Sporting Events is examined in Component 03, Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport.
It covers Coubertin and the aims of the modern Olympics, Berlin 1936 and Mexico City 1968, Munich 1972 and the Cold War boycotts and hosting a global sporting event.
Sample questions from The Olympic Games and Global Sporting Events
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Coubertin and the aims of the modern Olympics
What was the main educational aim behind Coubertin's Olympic ideal?
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Coubertin wanted sport to develop the whole person, body and mind together. Competition, in his view, taught discipline, fair play and self-control. -
Coubertin and the aims of the modern Olympics
What is the Olympic motto, and how was it changed in 2021?
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The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius, meaning faster, higher, stronger. The IOC added Communiter, meaning together, in 2021. -
Berlin 1936 and Mexico City 1968
How did Jesse Owens undermine Nazi racial ideology at Berlin 1936?
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Jesse Owens, a black American athlete, won four gold medals. Owens won the 100 m, 200 m, long jump and 4 × 100 m relay. -
Berlin 1936 and Mexico City 1968
What were Smith and Carlos protesting against in 1968?
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Smith and Carlos were protesting against racial discrimination and injustice faced by black Americans. The protest linked the Games to the American civil rights movement. -
Munich 1972 and the Cold War boycotts
Roughly how many countries stayed away from Moscow 1980?
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The Moscow Games of 1980 were boycotted by about 65 countries. -
Munich 1972 and the Cold War boycotts
How did the Cold War boycotts affect the standard of the competition?
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Many medals were won without the strongest rivals present. The results of 1980 and 1984 are therefore seen by some as devalued. -
Hosting a global sporting event
What social benefits can hosting a global event bring?
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Hosting can create national pride and a feel-good factor. Hosting can also bring communities together and inspire thousands of volunteers. -
Hosting a global sporting event
How did London 2012 use the Games for urban regeneration?
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London 2012 was centred on Stratford in east London. The Olympic Park brought new homes, transport links and parkland to a deprived area.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Coubertin and the aims of the modern Olympics | Pierre de Coubertin, Athens 1896 and the IOC of 1894, the educational aims of Olympism, the English public schools and William Penny Brookes's Wenlock Olympian Games, amateurism, the motto and its 2021 change, and the rings. | 13 |
| Berlin 1936 and Mexico City 1968 | Political exploitation of the Games, Nazi propaganda and racial ideology at Berlin, Jesse Owens, Jewish athletes, the torch relay and film, and the Smith and Carlos podium protest with Peter Norman. | 13 |
| Munich 1972 and the Cold War boycotts | The Munich attack and the IOC's response, its legacy for security, the Moscow 1980 boycott and Great Britain's response, the Los Angeles 1984 boycott, and the effects on athletes and competition. | 13 |
| Hosting a global sporting event | Global sporting events and legacy, sporting, social, economic and political benefits and drawbacks, participation legacies, white elephants, Montreal 1976, London 2012 regeneration and unwelcome attention. | 14 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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