The Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games 2014
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Surrounded by controversy the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics
were held in Sochi, Russia. The games were held over a 9 day period, with a
total of 98 events taking place based on 15 winter sports disciplines. These
ranged from biathlons, ski-jumping, figure skating to snowboarding and curling.
In order for the games to be successful the organisers had
to focus on modernising the city. Telecommunications, electricity and transport
systems all needed to be updated so that participants, spectators and the media
could all access and enjoy the experience stress free. Due to these necessary developments
the originally estimated budget of 12 billion US dollars was surpassed and
ended up costing the Russian government 51 billion, making it the most
expensive Olympics in history.
Leading up to the games a number of the Russian government’s
policies sparked outraged worldwide. These controversies included allegations
of corruption and homophobia. A large number of protests were held some
resulting in riots. Among this, safety became a concern for some of the
athletes who were LGBT taking part in the games as controversial footage of
homophobic behaviour surged on the internet.
Even with these fears and controversies, the 2014 Winter
Olympic and Paralympic games were deemed a success with many going home very
satisfied with their success.
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