Modelling and Estimating the Impact of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Greece Macroeconomic and Financial Analysis of Mega-Events.

Nowadays the aim of the Olympic Movement is to promote peace, friendship and understanding between different nations through sport. And appropriately, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece in 1896. Just over 200 men, representing 14 countries, competed in a total of 43 events. Winners received a silver medal, a certificate and a crown of olive leaves. Runners-up were given bronze medals and a crown of laurel while those who finished third went home empty-handed. The Olympic Games are held every four years with one country being responsible for the organisation of the event. There is often fierce competition to be the host city. In 2004, Greece hosts the Games and in 2008 they will be held in Beijing in China. the site of a battle the place where a battle happened legend a legend is a very old story that may be based on facts exhaustion the state of being so tired that you have no energy left abolished stopped pagan influences if something has a pagan influence it is affected by beliefs that are not connected with any of the main religions of the world Movement A movement is a group of people who share the same ideas or opinions aim an aim is something that a person or group of people want to achieve through sport if you do something through another thing, you use that thing to achieve another ...»