It would seem that quite recently, in 2014, the perfectly organized Winter Olympics in Sochi thundered all over the world, where our state was able to show its temperament, charisma and color in full glory.

Winter Olympic Games 2018 will be held from February 9 to 25, in Korea, in the town of Pyeongchang. He applied for this role twice already, in 2010 and 2014, but he was lucky only on the third attempt. During this period of time, athletes will compete for 98 gold medals in seven sports.

As a reward for perseverance, Pyeongchang was designated as the venue for sports competitions in 2018. It was not very difficult to get a victory - the reason for this was rather weak competitors, and the not too pronounced desire of the population. For the role of the place where the sports competitions will be held:

• Annecy in France;
• Munich in Germany;
• Pyeongchang in Korea.

The population of the first two candidates was neutral, and even cool, reacted to such an undertaking, since the 2018 Winter Olympics could further worsen the situation environment, which does not shine with cleanliness.

Citizens who play the role of volunteers are also actively involved in organizing the event. It is with their help that participants, journalists and guests of the competitions will be able to feel more comfortable, will be able to quickly receive the necessary information or assistance. More than 20,000 volunteers have already been selected for this role and are currently being trained.

Olympic venues

Pyeongchang is a county located in the east of Korea, known throughout the world. ski resort. There are more than 100 slopes of varying difficulty, some of which are over 1,000 meters high.

The epicenter of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang will be the Alpenzia complex. It is here that competitions will be held in:

• Ski jumping;
• Biathlon;
• ski racing;
• Bobsleigh;
• Slalom.

Spreads very close Olympic Village.

Alpensia

On the territory of the Alpenzia complex, events will also be held to open and close the Olympics, the dates of which are scheduled for February 9 and 29.

It is also necessary to pay attention to the small town of Gangneung, where competitions will be held in:

• Curling;
• Hockey;
• figure skating;
• Short track.

In the vicinity of this city, its own Olympic village has been created, where athletes will be accommodated.

The sports complex in Chungbong, where the downhill competition will take place, is already starting to accept those who want to see the area with their own eyes and try out the slopes. And Bugwan Phoenix Park is looking forward to the participants of the next Olympiad in freestyle and snowboarding.

At the moment, 7 objects are ready for delivery, the rest are at the final stage of construction. In order to make sure the quality and correctness of the construction of sports facilities, this summer, the IOC commission visited Pyeongchang, according to which the construction not only meets the time frame, but is also well ahead of schedule. Moreover, this does not affect the quality of buildings.
This only confirms the intentions and great desire of South Korea to hold the Olympics in 2018 and show the beauty of the country to the whole world.

What sports will be featured?

At the 2018 Olympics, as in previous years, the following main sports will be represented:

1. Biathlon;
2. Bobsled;
3. Curling;
4. Hockey;
5. skiing;
6. luge;
7. Skating.

Among the innovations in the competition, I would like to note:

• Big Air, which refers to snowboarding;
• Mass start, from speed skating;
• Double-mix, from curling;
• Alpine skiing team competition.

But, now in the program you will not see parallel slalom in snowboarding among men and women.

Who will take part in the competition?

The 2018 Olympiad has already registered more than 2.5 thousand participants from more than 90 countries who want to compete in various disciplines for medals.

Applicants from Canada, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, and many others have already confirmed their participation.

Spectators who want to watch such a grandiose event will have to pay for tickets ranging from 1,200 to 50,000 rubles. The cost of the main part of the passes will not exceed 4,600 rubles, which is considered quite affordable for almost everyone. You can buy tickets online now.

Symbols of the 2018 Olympics

Like every previous Olympiad, competitions in Korea will have their own talisman. It is they who are first of all deposited in the memory of the fans, and help to restore the chronology of events. This time it was a white tiger characteristic of Korea. It is often found in folk stories, and is characterized by courage, wisdom, and strength. He inspires confidence, and will be able to protect from evil.

Tiger cub Sukhoran - the mascot of the XXIII Winter Olympic Games

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But the emblem of the event at first glance is completely inconspicuous, but it carries a lot of meaning and is quickly remembered by all fans. It looks like four even parallel lines connected in the form of an unfinished square. Despite its simplicity, it carries a deep meaning, and symbolizes a clear sky, earth and a person on it.

Emblem of the XXIII Winter Olympic Games

The second symbol is even simpler, and resembles a five-pointed star, meaning snow and ice, because the games will be held in winter. The color scheme provides for the use of five primary colors - yellow, black, red, green and blue. According to experts, a more successful connection has not been for a long time. Properly placed colors complement each other perfectly, and make the emblem bright, but not overloaded.

Paralympics

Pandabi Bear is the mascot of the 2018 Paralympics

And just a month later, in the same city, the Paralympic Games will be held, in which people with handicapped where will be the mascot Himalayan white-breasted bear. Paralympic competitions will be held from March 9 to 18, and participants will compete in six sports.

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The Winter Olympics is a huge entertainment event, which is awaited not only by athletes, but also by fans around the world. Some of them will visit Pyeongchang in person, but most will watch them on TV and cheer for the representatives of their country. Whether the competitions in Korea will surpass the previous games in Russia, we'll see.

Sports competitions called "Olympic Games" were held in Ancient Greece, in Olympia (a city in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese, which in the past was the most important religious and sports center Greece).

The year of the beginning of the Olympic Games is considered to be 776 BC. e., this date is carved on a plate found by archaeologists along with the name Olympic winner in the run of Koreb. The date is also confirmed by the ancient authors Paraballon, Hippias, Aristotle and others. The Greek historian Timaeus (about 352-256 BC) and the mathematician Eratosthenes (about 276-196 BC) developed the chronology from the first Games , according to which until 394 AD. e., when the competition was banned by the Roman emperor Theodosius I, 293 Olympiads took place.

The idea of ​​reviving the Olympic Games was proposed at the end of the 19th century by the French public figure Pierre de Coubertin in connection with public interest in the archaeological discoveries in Olympia. The project for the revival of the Olympic Games de Coubertin outlined in his report on November 25, 1892 at the Sorbonne.

The principles, rules and regulations of the games were determined by the Olympic Charter, approved in June 1894 by the International Sports Congress in Paris. According to the charter, the Olympic Games bring together amateur athletes from all countries in fair and equal competition; countries and individuals should not be discriminated against on racial, religious or political grounds. At the same congress, it was decided to hold the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. For this, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was created.

At the first Games in Athens on April 6-15, 1896, 43 sets of medals were played in 9 sports. 241 athletes from 14 countries took part in the competition. At these Games, such traditions as the performance of the Olympic anthem, participation in the opening ceremony of the head of state hosting the games, and awarding the winners on the last day of the competition were laid. The Athens Olympics became the biggest sporting event of its time. Since then international competitions, known as the Summer Olympic Games, are held every four years (with the exception of the periods of the First and Second World Wars). The location of the Games is chosen by the IOC, and the right to organize them is granted to the city, not the country.

Women have been participating in the Games since 1900.

In 1908 in London for the first time in the history of the Olympics were held qualifying competitions, and the tradition of the procession of participating teams under national flags was born. At the same time, an unofficial team standings became widespread - determining the place occupied by teams by the number of medals received and points scored in competitions.

In 1912, the photo finish was used for the first time at the Stockholm Olympics.

In 1920, at the Olympics in Antwerp / Belgium / for the first time in the history of the games, the Olympic flag was raised, and the participants in the competition took the Olympic oath.

The Winter Olympics have been held since 1924. Prior to this, some winter sports were included in the programs of the Summer Olympics. Yes, the championship figure skating skating as part of the Olympics was first played in London in 1908, and the first Olympic tournament in ice hockey took place in 1920 in Antwerp. Initially, the Winter Olympics were held in the same year as the Summer ones, but in 1992, the timing of their holding was shifted by two years. The Winter Olympics have their own numbering.

During the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, the tradition of lighting a fire was laid.

At the 1932 games in Los Angeles, for the first time, an "Olympic village" was built specifically for the participants.

Since 1936, the world has been watching the Olympic torch relay.

In 1960, during the Summer Olympics in Rome, for the first time, an athlete, a cyclist from Denmark, Knud Jensen, died due to doping.

In 1960, at the Winter Games in the American Squaw Valley, the opening ceremony was for the first time accompanied by a large-scale theatrical performance (Walt Disney was responsible for its organization).

At the 1972 Games in Munich, members of the terrorist Palestinian organization Black September took hostage athletes and coaches of the Israeli team. During the operation to free them, 11 members of the Israeli team and one West German policeman were killed.

In 2004, during the Olympics in Athens, for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the IOC insured itself (for $ 170 million) in case of cancellation of the competition due to the threat of terrorism or natural disasters.

The longest were the Games of 1900 in Paris and 1904 in St. Louis (USA). They were combined with the World Exhibitions and lasted several months (May-October 1900, July-November 1904). The St. Louis Olympics also went down in history as "American": out of 625 participants, 533 were Americans, because many European athletes could not come to the competition due to the high cost of travel.

The largest Olympic team ever fielded by a single nation was the Great Britain team at the 1908 London Olympics with 710 athletes.

Several times certain countries did not take part in the Games for political reasons. Thus, Germany and its allies in the world wars were excluded from participation in the games of 1920 and 1948. In 1920, athletes from Soviet Russia were not invited to the Olympics in Antwerp (Belgium). 65 countries boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in connection with the entry of Soviet troops into Afghanistan in December 1979. In response to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the teams of 13 countries of the socialist camp did not come. The official reason for the boycott was the refusal of the organizers of the 1984 Olympics to provide security guarantees to athletes from the USSR and other Warsaw Pact countries.

There have been several cases in the history of the Games when competitions in some sports were held both before the opening of the games and after they closed. So, the Antwerp Olympics of 1920 was officially held on August 14-29, however, the competitions of figure skaters and hockey players were held in April, yachtsmen and shooters - in July, football players - in August and September. In 1956, at the Games in Melbourne, due to quarantine rules, equestrian competitions were held not only six months earlier than the Olympics itself, but also in another country, and on another continent - in Stockholm.

The Olympics first appeared on television at the Berlin Games in 1936. To ensure that as many people as possible could see the athletes' competitions, screens were installed throughout the city. Games were first broadcast on home televisions to Londoners in 1948. In 1956, the Olympic Games were already transmitted to all European countries, and since 1964 - to all continents. /TASS-DOSIER/

One of the brightest and most massive events on the planet are the Olympic Games. Any athlete who manages to take the podium at the Olympic competitions receives the status of an Olympic champion for life and his achievements remain in the world history of sports for centuries. Where and how did the Olympic Games originate and what is their history? Let's try to conduct a brief digression into the history of the emergence and holding of the Olympic Games.

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The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece, where they were not only a sports, but also a religious holiday. Information about the holding of the very first games and their origin has not been preserved, but there are several legends that describe this event. The first documented date for the celebration of the Olympic Games is 776 BC. e. Despite the fact that the games were held before, it is generally accepted that they were established by Hercules. In 394 AD, with the advent of Christianity as the official religion, the Olympic Games were banned by Emperor Theodosius I, as they began to be seen as a kind of pagan phenomenon. And yet, despite the ban on games, they have not completely disappeared. In Europe, local competitions were held, somewhat reminiscent of the Olympic Games. After some time, the games resumed thanks to Panagiotis Sutsos, who proposed this idea, and thanks to the public figure Evangelis Zappas, who brought it to life.

The first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896 in the country where they originated - in Greece, in Athens. To organize the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was created, whose first president was Demetrius Vikelas. Despite the fact that only 241 athletes from 14 countries took part in the first modern Games, they were a huge success, becoming a significant sporting event in Greece. Initially, it was meant to always hold the Games in their homeland, but the Olympic Committee introduced a decision that the venue would change every 4 years.

The II Olympic Games of 1900, held in France, in Paris, and the III Olympic Games of 1904, held in the USA, in St. Louis (Missouri), were less successful, as a result of which the Olympic movement as a whole experienced the first crisis after a significant success. Since the Games were combined with the World Exhibitions, they did not arouse much interest among the audience, and the sports competitions lasted for months.

In 1906, again in Athens (Greece), the so-called "intermediate" Olympic Games were held. At first, the IOC supported the holding of these Games, but now they are not recognized as Olympic. There is an opinion of some sports historians that the 1906 Games were a kind of salvation Olympic idea, which did not allow the Games to lose their meaning and become "unnecessary".

All rules, principles and regulations are determined by the Charter of the Olympic Games, approved in Paris in 1894 by the International Sports Congress. The Olympiads are counted from the time of the first Games (I Olympiad - 1896-99). Even if the games are not held, the Olympiad receives its serial number, for example, the VI Games in 1916-19, the XII Games in 1940-43 and the XIII in 1944-47. The Olympic Games are symbolized by five rings of different colors fastened together (Olympic rings), denoting the unification of the five parts of the world - the top row: blue - Europe, black - Africa, red - America, and the bottom row: yellow - Asia, green - Australia. The choice of venues for the Olympics is carried out by the IOC. All organizational issues related to the Games are decided not by the chosen country, but by the city. The duration of the Games is approximately 16-18 days.

The Olympic Games, like any strictly organized event, have their own specific traditions and rituals.

Here are some of them:

Before the opening and closing of the games, theatrical performances are held, presenting to the audience the appearance and culture of the country and city in which they are held;

Solemn passage through the central stadium of athletes and members of delegations. Athletes from each country go in separate groups in alphabetical order of country names in the language of the country in which the Games are held, or in the official language of the IOC (English or French). Each group is preceded by a representative of the host country who carries a sign with the name of the respective country. The standard-bearer follows him, carrying the flag of their country. This very honorable mission, as a rule, is granted to the most respected and titled athletes;

V without fail President of the International Olympic Committee delivers welcoming speeches. Also, the speech is delivered by the head of state in which the Games are held;

The flag of Greece is raised as the country in which the Olympic Games originated. Her national anthem is played;

The flag of the country in which the Games are held is raised and the performance of its national anthem follows; - one of the outstanding athletes of the host country of the Games takes an oath on behalf of all participants about fair fight and competitions that will comply with all the principles and rules of sports;

The opening ceremony ends with the lighting and "relay" of the Olympic flame. The initial part of the relay passes through the cities of Greece, the final part - through the cities of the country in which the games are held. The torch with fire is delivered to the city that organizes the Games on the opening day. The fire burns until the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games;

The closing ceremony is also accompanied by theatrical performances, the speech of the IOC President, the passage of participants, etc. The President of the IOC announces the closing of the Olympics, followed by the performance of the national anthem, the anthem of the Olympic Games, the lowering of the flags. At the end of the ceremony, the Olympic flame goes out.

Each country participating in the Olympic Games develops its own official emblem and mascot of the Games, which become part of the souvenir products.

The following sports are included in the program of the Olympic Games

A: crossbow sport

B: Badminton , Basketball , Running , Skating , Bobsleigh , Biathlon , Billiards , Boxing , Freestyle wrestling , Greco-Roman wrestling

V: Cycling, Water polo, Volleyball

G: Handball , Artistic gymnastics , Rhythmic gymnastics , Alpine skiing , Rowing, Rowing and canoeing

D: Judo

TO: Curling, Equestrian

L: Athletics ,Ski race , skiing

H: Table tennis

P: sailing,swimming, Diving , ,Ski jumping

WITH: luge,

In the 18th century, during archaeological excavations in Olympia, scientists discovered ancient sports facilities. But archaeologists soon ceased to study them. And only 100 years later, the Germans joined the study of the discovered objects. At the same time, for the first time, they started talking about the possibility of reviving the Olympic movement.

The main inspiration for the renaissance Olympic Movement became the French baron Pierre de Coubertin, who helped German researchers to study the discovered monuments. He also had his own interest in the development of this project, since he believed that it was the weak physical training French soldiers was the reason for their defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. In addition, the baron wanted to create a movement that would unite young people and help establish friendly relations between different countries. In 1894, he voiced his proposals at the international congress, where it was decided to hold the first Olympic Games in their homeland - in Athens.

The first Games were a real discovery for the whole world and were a huge success. In total, 241 athletes from 14 countries took part in them. The success of this event so inspired the Greeks that they proposed to make Athens the venue for the Olympics on a permanent basis. However, the first International Olympic Committee, which was founded two years before the start of the first Games, rejected this idea and decided that it was necessary to establish a rotation between states for the right to host the Olympics every four years.

The 1st International Olympic Games were held from 6 to 15 April 1896. Only men competed. 10 sports were taken as a basis. These are classical wrestling, cycling, gymnastics, swimming, shooting, tennis, weightlifting, fencing. In all these disciplines, 43 sets of medals were played. The Greek Olympians became the leaders, the Americans took the second place, the Germans got the bronze.

The organizers of the first Games wanted to make them an amateur competition in which professionals could not take part. After all, according to the members of the IOC committee, those athletes who have a material interest initially have an advantage over amateurs. And that's not fair.

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The Olympic Games, once the most important event in ancient Greece, and then subjected to a ban as pagan games, were revived at the end of the 19th century. The initiator of their revival was the French public figure Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

Convinced fan healthy lifestyle life, de Coubertin campaigned in every possible way in favor of playing sports. In his opinion, this not only improves the health and physical capabilities of people, but also strengthens peace between peoples. "It's better to compete sports grounds than on the battlefield!" - such was one of the firm beliefs of the baron.

Archaeological excavations on the territory of Olympia, as a result of which the same sports facilities were opened to the world and in which ancient Greek athletes competed, aroused great interest in the Olympic Games among the broad masses of people. Therefore, the ideas of de Coubertin quickly won more and more supporters. The decision to hold the first Olympic Games was made at a congress held in Paris in June 1893.

Congress delegates decided that the games would take place in 1896, and that the honor of hosting them would be entrusted to Athens, the capital of Greece. This was supposed to carry a deep symbolic meaning, that is, the revived Olympic Games returned to where they started somewhere. In order to consider and resolve all organizational issues, the IOC is the International Olympic Committee. Its first President was Demetrius Vikelas, a Greek by birth, an ardent supporter of the idea of ​​reviving the games. Pierre de Coubertin was elected Secretary General of the IOC.

The first Olympics were held in Athens from 6 to 15 April 1896. The Games ceremony was opened by the Greek King George I. Athletes from 14 countries took part in them. Only men were allowed to compete in 9 sports (in full accordance with the rules of the ancient Olympics).

The success of the revived Olympics has surpassed all expectations. The press from all over the world enthusiastically described the progress of the sport. Interest in sports has grown exponentially. Greece's top officials have come up with a proposal that the Olympic Games should always be held only in their country. However, the IOC did not agree, ruling that each subsequent Olympics should be held in a new place, since the ideals of sport and peace are equally dear to all peoples.

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As you know, the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi will begin soon. All of us, of course, know firsthand about them, many were even present. The only catch is that many of us do not even know how they originated and why. I would like to talk about this in a little more detail.

This tradition originated in ancient Greece. For a very long time, competitions, otherwise called agons, were held in Olympia. And, of course, as a result of which they received the name of the Olympic Games. Little can be said about the first such competitions, since accurate data have not been preserved in history. But the first reliable mention falls precisely on 776 BC. The mention, of course, is not quite common. On the marble columns, which are installed along the Alfei River, the name of the first winner of this competition was engraved. And he was a cook from Elis - Koreb. At first, the Olympic Games were not a large-scale event. Only over time they began to gain well-deserved popularity and spectacle. Well, if their scale increased, then, accordingly, there were much more viewers. They began to come from different directions - from the Black to the Mediterranean Seas.

Then, in the 6th century BC, people began to organize games like the Olympic ones, namely: Pythian, Isthmian and Nemean. All these games were dedicated to the gods. But the Olympics, of course, can not be outdone. By that time, she had won great fame. Winning them was a huge honor. And by the way, also Interesting Facts for those who are not in the know: such competitions were also attended by such famous people like Aristotle, Herodotus and even Pythagoras!

As you know, in the 4th century BC, Greece suffered a decline in culture. This also applies to the Olympic Games. Gradually, they began to lose their essence and began to take on a purely entertaining nature of the event, in which not ordinary people competed with each other, but professional athletes. Nevertheless, they did not cease to exist even when Greece fell into submission to Rome. It was from that moment that not only Greeks, but also people of other nationalities began to take part in the Olympic Games. There is even such a fact in history that the Roman emperor Nero competed at the Olympics and won.

Of course, there were some sad events in the history of the Olympics. In 394 AD, Emperor Theodosius 1 forbade organizing the Olympic Games, considering them to be a pagan rite. It was the first break in the 1168 years of the existence of the Olympics.

There are also many legends about the origin of the Olympics. The most famous of them all tells how the king of Elis - Ifit, seeing how much the people were tired of endless wars, went to the priestess Apollo, who gave him the decree of the gods. They commanded to arrange pan-Greek festivals. After such a decree, the Olympic Games in Olympus were created. Olympia was considered a sacred place, so if during the games a person comes with a weapon, he was immediately considered a criminal. Just as interesting is the fact that during the Olympics, people stopped absolutely all the warriors.

As mentioned earlier, the Olympic Games have died out. And the French baron Pierre de Coubertin helped to revive them. He carried out research, during which he found that physical education at the moment it was not at dawn. He

Where will the fire of the next Olympics be lit? Will Asia become the center of sports competitions? These are questions that everyone wants answered. South Korea, the 2018 Olympics - these components have come together in a single whole, which promises a lot of interesting things.

Intrigue

Recently closed Winter Olympics in Sochi. Behind the ups and downs, joy and broken hopes. Only life does not stand still. If the Russian organizers breathed a sigh of relief and went on a well-deserved rest, then in distant Pyeongchang, on the contrary, the preparation work is just beginning. How to coordinate preparation activities? What grandiose changes await the Russian football infrastructure? Will new stadiums be built and laid ski slopes? What, besides carnivals, will Brazil please us in 2016? Many new prospects and tasks are set before humanity by preparation for competitions at the planetary level. Are we ready to deal with them? The construction of Olympic facilities is a serious test for any country. The higher the bar, the more requirements. You can't stop half way. How is the preparation going, what difficulties do the organizers face? Let's try to figure it out.

Why Pyeongchang

Only on the third attempt did South Korea achieve desired result. Previous applications ended in fiasco, and Vancouver and Sochi celebrated the victory. Finally, the whole world found out where the 2018 Olympics will be. Kim Jin Sun has been appointed President of the Organizing Committee. In Sochi, the Olympic functionary studied ways to manage infrastructure and adopted the experience of Russian colleagues.

What do we know about South Korea? This Asian country is developing rapidly. Today, the sports infrastructure has excellent ski slopes and sports objects. This greatly simplifies the preparation for the games. A peculiar climate will allow athletes to compete and get a charge of vivacity and health. Clean mountain air will contribute to the setting of new Olympic records. The region is subdivided into mountainous and coastal clusters. Communication between them will be supported by trains. In addition to sports facilities, the country has many attractions that guests will appreciate. South Korea, the 2018 Olympics is a fateful event that will allow this Asian country to further strengthen itself in the world community. Therefore, Pyeongchang was chosen for the honorary role of the host of the winter 2018.

When and where will the Summer Olympics take place?

No one will know when and where Summer Olympics 2018, because the time interval between is 4 years. After the grand sports festival in London in 2012 the next venue for the first time was South America. The country of carnivals and fun - Brazil - will meet guests from all over the world in the summer of 2016. The preparation is not without difficulties. The biggest problem will be transportation. Terrain features limit fast travel to Olympic park. Brazilians are laying a new metro line to minimize the time spent by everyone who wants to visit the spectacle. This task is complicated by the fact that when laying the subway line, you have to break through solid granite. In addition to the new branch, communication will be supported by new bus routes. Maracanã Stadium, which should become an arena grand opening and closing, quite outdated. It is currently undergoing a complete renovation. Also new life the velodrome should also light up. The organizers promise to bring it in line with all Olympic requirements. But the venue in 2020 will again be Asia. Tokyo - this city expects fans. Unlike Pyeongchang, where the 2018 Olympics will be held, the country of new technologies, Japan, will meet everyone at the Summer Olympics.

Football Challenges 2018

Everyone knows how many spectacles and positive emotions the Olympics can offer. In football, 2018 will be marked by the holding of the World Cup in Russia. Mundial, as you know, is not inferior in terms of entertainment. The geography of this event will amaze with its scale. Football battles will be hosted by Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, and Yekaterinburg. And although 2018 is still 4 years away, preparations are proceeding at a rapid pace. sports arenas cities are at different stages of bringing to combat readiness. A completely new concept is being developed for the Luzhniki stadium. Construction is already underway in St. Petersburg. In some cities, preparation is at the level of drafting projects. Architects take into account the peculiarities of each region. The landscape, remoteness from other objects, the possibility of transport communication are considered. For example, in St. Petersburg the stadium will be located on an island. Accordingly, there is a need for an interesting and extraordinary solution to the transport issue.

Financing

Funding will be provided by the operating budget (FIFA Organizing Committee). The second component, on which the lion's share falls, are the funds allocated by the host country. This includes investor funds. Even a special budget program has been created, consisting of 11 sections. The organizers promise free travel for fans, as well as visa-free entry into the country. Russia will once again show its high level of organization of such events after Sochi. The FIFA World Cup in Russia will be a spectacular sequel sporting events in PyeongChang, where the 2018 Olympics will be held. It is no secret to anyone that holding competitions of this level is an important mission. Aleksey Sorokin, General Director of the Organizing Committee, assured that Russia will cope with this honorable task perfectly. The preparation committee consists of 48 people. By 2018, their number should increase to 2000.

prospects

Nothing brings nations together like the joint efforts to prepare for sports competitions. In 2016 in Brazil, where the next Summer Olympics will take place; 2018 - in Russia, where the World Cup is waiting for us; and 2018 - in South Korea, where skiers and biathletes clash in battles - everyone is preoccupied with the same problems. The main one is the timely completion of construction. In Pyeongchang, projects of 6 new sports facilities are at the stage of completion. Infrastructure construction has already begun. Mountain resort Alpensia, where it is planned to hold competitions in cross-country skiing, biathlon, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton, always different high level service. There are 6 ski slopes here different levels. The jumping board offers an amazing view of the future In Hwen Park, the opening and closing of the Olympic Games are planned. Giant slalom competitions will be held in Enhepen. In addition, all fans will be able to visit the winter sports museum.

Difficulties

In Brazil, the difficulty arose with the choice of construction site. locals oppose the demolition of their homes and relocation to apartment buildings. Architects and organizers are having a hard time convincing people that the Olympic district, built using the latest technologies, will become one of the best after the Games. the most beautiful places cities. In addition, the local population will have new jobs. Engineers are struggling with the organization of treatment facilities at the site of the construction of future facilities. Per last years The ecological state of the multi-million metropolis has deteriorated significantly. The place where rowing competitions will be held is called the garbage lagoon. Turning this corner into a paradise requires ingenuity and professionalism. Global partners make a big contribution to the construction of new facilities Olympic Committee. One example is DOW. Implementing innovative technologies, construction specialists turn sports infrastructure into fairy tale. Asian Olympics 2018, where the battle will take place at 7 winter activities sports and their varieties is no exception.

Results

It does not matter which sport is more like this or that person. Will it be a kind of summer or winter Olympics. Or maybe a hot battle of football players at the next World Cup. Where will the 2018 or 2020 Olympics take place. Everyone understands that competitions of this level are primarily designed to unite peoples, consolidate joint efforts, and learn from each other's experience. Children of all countries will be happy with the new stadiums. Perhaps this is where new ones will grow. Olympic champions. And already they will inscribe new names in the legendary chronicle in golden letters. And though everyone knows famous motto Olympiad "The main thing is not victory, the main thing is participation", I would like to wish everyone exactly victory!