PyeongChang 2018 SPM ASSIGNMENT. M. Rehan Asghar. Roll # BSSE

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1 SPM ASSIGNMENT Name: M. Rehan Asghar Roll # BSSE Submitted to: Sir Mumtaz Rajpoot

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3 Table of Contents Project summary... 4 Purpose, Scope, Objective... 4 Objectives of Special Olympics Sports... 4 Mission... 4 Current Goals... 5 Budget summary... 5 Standards and Documents... 6 Venues... 7 The Alpensia Cluster... 7 The Coastal Cluster... 7 International Olympic Committee... 7 Mission and Role... 8 International Federations... 8 Government support, legal issues... 8 Olympic village... 9 Safety and security Transport concept Reference... 11

4 Project summary From February 9-25, 2018 the world s focus will shift to PyeongChang, South Korea to watch the top winter sport athletes from around the globe to compete in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. PyeongChang is known for its great mountains located approximately 180 Km east of Seoul in the Northern part of South Korea in Gangwon. PyeongChang has also become an awesome tourist destination because of its many festivals such as Daegwallyeong Snow Festival, PyeongChang Trout Festival and the PyeongChang Winter Music Festival. Purpose, Scope, Objective The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practiced without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. From 776 BC the Olympic Games, became more important in the ancient Greece reaching the height of their fame in the 5th and 6th century BC. The Olympics also had religious significance since there were dedicated to Zeus, whose huge statue was standing in Olympia. Objectives of Special Olympics Sports Special Olympics is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics currently serves 3.2 million people with intellectual disabilities in more than 225 programs in 180 countries. Mission The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities in order to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

5 Current Goals To achieve quality growth by creating innovative opportunities to bring the Special Olympics experience to more of the world s 190 million people with intellectual disabilities To create positive public attitudes toward a population that is often rejected or forgotten To promote global athlete leadership and dedicate the movement to empowerment and dignity, not charity To change negative attitudes and misperceptions about people with intellectual disabilities, replacing stigma and rejection with an emphasis on potential, ability and acceptance Budget summary South Korean province is threatening to cut its share of the budget for building facilities for the 2018 Winter Olympics and is pressuring the national government to take on a larger burden of the costs. The Korean central government has offered to take on half of the 66.2 billion won ($60 million) in costs for building a new stadium to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Games to be held in the ski resort town of Pyeongchang, Gangwon province councilman Lee Ki-chan said Thursday. But Lee says Seoul must increase its share of the costs to 75 percent or higher to prevent the Olympics from crippling the province financially. Gangwon province, which governs Pyeongchang, has been struggling with debt as it builds facilities for the Olympics. It has spent more than 1.68 trillion won ($1.5 billion) won on a ski resort that will be a main Olympic venue and still has to build eight more facilities, including the stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, and new roads to connect them. The Gangwon provincial council and the county councils of Pyeongchang, Gangneung and Jeongseon recently issued a joint statement threatening to give up the rights to host the Olympics if the central government doesn t commit to more financial support. Lee described the threat as a plea and said that the council still wants the Olympics to be held in Pyeongchang. The national Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism expects the total cost of the Pyeongchang Olympics to exceed 11 trillion won ($10 billion). An official from the ministry s sports policy department did not respond to repeated calls for comment Thursday. South Korea held the Summer Olympics in Seoul in 1988, co-hosted the soccer World Cup with Japan in 2002 and staged the Asian Games in Seoul in 1986, in Busan in 2002 and in Incheon in September this year. Each event was touted by the government as a celebration of the nation s economic prosperity South Korea held the Summer Olympics in Seoul in 1988, co-hosted the soccer World Cup with Japan in 2002 and staged the Asian Games in Seoul in 1986, in Busan in 2002 and in Incheon in September this year. Each event was

6 touted by the government as a celebration of the nation s economic prosperity and rising international influence. But public sentiment surrounding big sporting events is no longer unanimously positive because of worries over costs. Incheon struggled mightily to pay for the Asian Games. In 2002, former Incheon Mayor Song Young-gill threatened to renounce the city s rights to host in order to pressure the central government to take on a larger share of the costs. Standards and Documents The chief of the IOC coordination commission stated a favorable response after inspecting the preparations for the Olympics. He said that the government has facilitated the tasks in a most commendable way. The team work by the South Korean organizing committee was specifically praised by the coordination commission. Even before the commission s visit to South Korea, the construction for venues had already been began. By July 2012, construction made tremendous progress in the creation of a high speed rail line to join the two cities of Seoul and Pyeongchang. The most recent visit for inspection was made in As before, the commission was extremely satisfied with the progress and expressed approval on the completion of the venue master plan.

7 Venues The compactness of the venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang has been one of the winning arguments of the bid. The Games are gathered around two main venues, the mountain resort of Alpensia for the outdoor sports (Nordic and alpine skiing, bobsled...) and the coastal city of Gangneung for the indoor sports (figure skating, hockey, curling...). In addition there are two mountain stand alone venues. The Games will have a total of 13 competition venues six of which will be new. The speed skating rink construction having started in October 2014, all of the new venues are now under construction The Alpensia Cluster The Alpensia resort will be the spotlight of 2018 games. It consists of venues such as the Olympic Park of Hoenggye for holding opening and closing Ceremonies, the Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium for ski jumping events, the Alpensia Biathlon Centre for Biathlon, the Alpensia Nordic Centre for cross-country skiing events, the Alpensia Sliding Centre for luge and skeleton, and the Olympic Village and the Yongpyong Resort for conducting alpine skiing events The Coastal Cluster The coastal cluster in the city of Gangneung has great stadiums for the Olympics, such as the Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink for Curling, the Union Hockey Centre for Ice Hockey, the Gangneung Sports Complex for speed skating events, and the Gyeongpo Ice Hall for short track speed and figure skating events International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee is the supreme authority of the worldwide Olympic movement. It is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Lausann, Switzerland. Its mission is enshrined in the Olympic Charter: to support the development of competitive sport by ethical and environmentally sustainable means

8 Mission and Role The stated mission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to promote Olympic throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement. To encourage and support the organization, development and coordination of sport and sports competitions; To ensure the regular celebration of the Olympic Games; To cooperate with the competent public or private organizations and authorities in the endeavor to place sport at the service of humanity and thereby to promote peace; To act against any form of discrimination affecting the Olympic Movement; To encourage and support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all stures with a view to implementing the principle of equality of men and women; International Federations The International Sports Federations (IFs) are responsible for the integrity of their sport on the international level. The International Sports Federations are international nongovernmental organizations recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as administering one or more sports at world level. The national federations administering those sports are affiliated to them. While conserving their independence and autonomy in the administration of their sports, International Sports Federations seeking IOC recognition must ensure that their statutes, practice and activities conform to the Olympic Charter. The IF s have the responsibility and duty to manage and to monitor the everyday running of the world's various sports disciplines, including for those on the programed, the practical organization of events during the Games. The IF s must also supervise the development of athletes practicing these sports at every level. Each IF governs its sport at world level and ensures its promotion and development. They monitor the everyday administration of their sports and guarantee the regular organization of competitions as well as respect for the rules of fair play. The IFs may formulate proposals addressed to the IOC concerning the Olympic Charter and the Olympic Movement in general, including the organizing and holding of the Olympic Games; give their opinions concerning the candidatures for organizing the Olympic Games, particularly concerning the technical capabilities of the candidate cities; collaborate in the preparation of the Olympic Congresses; and participate in the activities of the IOC. Government support, legal issues Under this topic, cities were required to provide a covenant and guarantees demonstrating support from the appropriate levels of government for their respective projects and their governments commitment to respect the Olympic Charter. The capacity of these governments to fulfil their covenant and guarantees was also considered.

9 In addition, cities were required to provide information regarding the intended involvement of government and non-government agencies in the bid committee during the candidature phase. A covenant from the government of the country guaranteeing respect of the Olympic Charter, that all measures will be taken to ensure that the city fulfils its obligations completely, and that all accredited persons enjoy free access to and free movement around the host country on the basis of a passport (or equivalent document) and the Olympic identity and accreditation card; A guarantee from the NOC and Applicant City authorities that each will respect and comply with all obligations set out in the Olympic Charter; A statement from the national tourist board regarding the accommodation rating system used in the country (this issue is dealt with under Accommodation ); Olympic village The Olympic Village is one of the most important venues and is the heart of the Games for the athletes. The opportunity for athletes to live together with their peers from different countries, cultures and sports is what sets the Olympic Games apart from any other sports event. The location of the village vis-à-vis the competition venues is of the utmost importance. At this stage of the bid process, general information is required. In phase two, Candidate Cities will need to demonstrate their understanding of the very complex issues with regard to the scope and size of such a project, from the perspective of both Games operations and legacy. Munich proposes a two-village concept, 93 km apart (70 minutes travel time). The Munich Olympic Village (22 hectare site, 3,500 beds) would be situated adjacent to the Munich Ice Park. The mountain Olympic Village (21 hectare site, 2,500 beds) would be centrally located in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen zone. Additional athlete accommodation is planned in Königssee (400 beds) in a planned hotel to be built irrespective of the Games within walking distance of the existing sliding center. There would be short travel times (less than 10 minutes) for most athletes, with the exception of those competing at Oberammergau (biathlon, cross-country, Nordic combined), 25 minutes away. Taking into consideration the number of athletes and officials, there is ample capacity in the Munich Olympic Village, but accommodation requirements in Königssee appear somewhat under scoped. The land required for the Olympic Village in Munich is owned by the federal, state and municipal authorities. The land for the mountain Olympic Village in

10 GarmischPartenkirchen is owned by a combination of municipal and private entities, but would be assembled by the municipality through contract options. Post-Games, the Munich Olympic Village would be converted into market housing. The mountain Olympic Village would include chalet-type residential housing, a holiday village and a hotel. Safety and security The Olympic Winter Games represent one of the largest security operations in the world. Preparation takes many years of planning and the installation and absorption of new technologies can be complex. Training and rehearsing operational plans and procedures are time-consuming. Security agencies must be capable of absorbing this level of activity. In the context of the Olympic Winter Games, the security operation includes the emergency services of the city/region/country that would respond to any critical incident threatening the safety or security of the population generally, including any person attending the Games. Safety and security also includes the management of critical incidents, civil disasters or other events that threaten the safety of the population and the consequence management arrangements and capabilities in place. The human resources required for the security operation are very large and the personnel normally has to be deployed over an extended period of time, which could last for 50 days, 24 hours per day (from the date of the first lock down to the end of the Paralympic Games). Deployment on this scale has a significant impact on the city s ability to provide normal, everyday law enforcement to the community. The whole operation places the security forces of any country under considerable strain. The ability to withstand this pressure, respond to identified risks and prepare for critical incidents and their consequences over an extended time frame and theatre of operations, is an important requirement for Olympic Winter Games security. The Olympic security operation assessment is based upon the potential performance of the security agencies proposed by the Applicant Cities. This is assessed for both the planning and operational period of the Olympic Winter Games. Previous experience of the security forces in planning for and managing security operations for large scale sports and other events and the challenges that such environments present, are also taken into consideration. In the challenging and uncertain world security environment, many countries have invested in training and equipment for security forces to combat the threat and incidence of terrorism. This development has been taken into account in the overall grading of the assessment. Transport concept The assessment is based upon the potential performance of the proposed transport system at Games-time. This is evaluated from an operational point of view, taking into

11 account previous Olympic Winter Games experience. The two following sub criteria and weightings were used: Transport requirements for the various constituent groups and Olympic logistics are highly dependent on distances and average bus travel times between key Olympic competition and non-competition venues. This sub-criterion reflects the quality of the cities answers to the questionnaire, map legibility and the reliability of urban travel times between major traffic generators. Reference 1. "Pyeongchang 2018 have "good grasp of what is expected" says Lindberg after first IOC Coordination Commission visit". Insidethegames.biz. 22 March Retrieved 8 August "Construction Begins on High-Speed Railway, Critical for PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games". Gamesbids.com. Archived from the original on 19 June Retrieved 8 August Seravalli, Frank. "How the NHL can prevent players from going to Olympics". TSN.ca. Retrieved 4 Apr