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Commonwealth Games
Second biggest multi-sports event
71 countries
6500 athletes
17 sports all in one City over 12 days
Delhi 2010
Glasgow, Scotland will be the 20th
edition
ega Events
Legacy Planning
Starts the very moment of deciding to
bid ± usually 10 years before the Event
Starts with a philosophical base ± why
are you bidding?
Get that wrong and it is very difficult to
catch up or alter course
Why Bid in the First Place?
Political Repositioning
Use of the ega Event to reposition the
City and/or the country on the world
stage
oney is no problem
Legacy tends to be an afterthought
rather than planned
Part of a process of change in global or
regional politics
Political Repositioning
Examples
oscow Olympics in 1980
Seoul Olympics in 1988
Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in
1998
Qatar Asian Games in 2006
Beijing Olympics in 2008
Sochi (Russia) Winter Olympics in 2014
Economic Repositioning
Use of major events to act as a catalyst
for regeneration or other economic
imperative
Less cavalier with initial capital
investment
Strong planned legacy
Set within a more democratic (and
therefore often critical) public domain
Economic Repositioning
Examples
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Perception of Cities
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Conclusion
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ike Fennell
President of the Commonwealth
Games Federation
crust and Responsibility
On 3rd August 2014 to hand back the
Games stronger and even more secure
co fulfil all our commitments to all
stakeholders in organising the Games
co leave an extensive range of legacies for
the community, the city, the country and
for the Commonwealth
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Our Legacy Aims
Creating greater and better distributed
wealth
Ensuring higher and more widely
shared achievements
Longer, healthier lives
Safer and stronger communities
Environmental sustainability