scholarly journals Resiliency Assessment of Road Networks during Mega Sport Events: The Case of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12367
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zaher Serdar ◽  
Sami G. Al-Ghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Future Research ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
The Road ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Hazard Scenario ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
High Level

Hosting Mega Sport Events (MSEs) is a formidable expedition that requires enormous investments and that has the potential to reform the nation’s future and create a lasting legacy. However, the increase in environmental concerns is pushing host cities to adopt a compact event approach. Compactness increases the concentration of the load on host cities’ infrastructures, which have to preserve an acceptable level of functionality under any possible disturbance; in other words, they should be resilient. Among these infrastructures, the road network plays the most prominent role in the fans’ experiences and the event’s success. To assess its resilience during MSE, we proposed a multilevel assessment approach that focuses on the network cohesion and critical trips performance under several disturbance scenarios, including natural hazards, intentional attacks, and accidents. The framework was applied to the Doha road network, since Doha will be a host city for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022, which exhibited a high level of resilience to intentional attacks and accidents scenarios. However, during the natural hazard scenario (flooding), the network experienced severe fragmentation, signaling weak resilience and highlighting the need to improve storm management plans. Future research could investigate the use of weighted graphs to increase the accuracy or incorporate different assessment approaches into the framework.

Issues around the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia: A showcase of how sports and politics mix

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 283-296
Author(s):  
Danyel Reiche
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Minor Importance ◽  
World Cup ◽  
The West ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
The World ◽  
Russian Politics ◽  
The Right ◽  
First Time

Summery The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia was another demonstration in how sports and politics mix. In protest of Russian politics, few leaders from Western countries attended. For this World Cup, public resources were misused in that half of the stadiums built in Russia were left as “white elephants” with no longterm use. The tournament in Russia marked a shift from the West to the East with sponsors from authoritarian countries having saved the business model of FIFA. The policy of fining misconduct during the World Cup showed FIFA’s commitment to protect its remaining sponsors while proclaimed values, such as fighting racism, were of minor importance. The case of Iranian women using the opportunity not only to attend their national team’s games in Russia but also to advocate for the right of women to enter stadiums in Iran showed that football can also be an agent for social change. In two countries (Germany, United States), World Cup matches hosted female commentators on television for the first time. In Belgium, players operated largely above the Flemish-Walloon divide. The article concludes by comparing the last World Cup in Russia with the next one in Qatar and identifying topics for future research.

scholarly journals Retrospective study of the use of medication and supplements during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000609
Author(s):  
Chelsea Oester ◽  
Alexis Weber ◽  
Martin Vaso
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Medication Intake ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Reporting Tool ◽  
High Level

ObjectiveExamine the intake of medication and supplements used by top-level players during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.Participants736 top-level playersSettingThe team doctors uploaded a list of the medications used by each player to the online reporting tool within 72 hours of each match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.Outcome measuresAverage number of medications used per player per match and during the tournament; average number and percentage of players using at least one medication per match and during the tournament.Results54% of the players took at least one medication during the tournament and 39% took at least one medication before each match. The most used medications were non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) (38.6%), followed by other analgesics (13.8%) and medications for insomnia and anxiety (13%). On average, 0.72 medications were taken per player per match and 1.32 per player during the tournament. The mean number of medication intake per player per match was higher during the knockout stage compared with the group stage (0.88±1.36 vs 0.65±1.08, p<0.001). Players from South America and North and Central America took more medications per match compared with the players from Africa (0.9±1.14 and 0.98±1.1 vs 0.48±0.83, p<0.001 in both cases).ConclusionThe intake of NSAIDs decreased during the 2018 FIFA World Cup compared with previous FIFA World Cups, but stayed at a high level. The high number of medications taken is a cause for concern, and therefore, players, medical staff and coaches should be made more aware of the possible side effects of a high medication intake.

scholarly journals Off-Field Competition at Major Sport Events. Case Study of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™

2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-132
Author(s):  
Monika Piątkowska ◽  
Jolanta Żyśko
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Ambush Marketing ◽  
Global Companies ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
Marketing Methods

Off-Field Competition at Major Sport Events. Case Study of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™Over the past twenty years sponsorship has outperformed all other marketing communication tools in terms of growth. With their massive audiences, major sport events create great opportunity for global companies to showcase their brands and products. Due to rapidly rising costs for securing sponsorship rights, ambush marketing has emerged as a growing option for different kind of companies.The aim of ambush marketing is to obtain more of the gains associated with an official event sponsorship but without incurring the same extent of its costs. "Ambushers" are becoming increasingly astute at developing ways to circumvent legal attempts to control non-sponsor marketing strategies.Therefore, the aim of the paper is to introduce and categorize various ambush marketing methods and counter-ambushing strategies. As ambush marketing has shifted over time from broadcast sponsorship campaigns and venue surrounding advertising to more off-site venue marketing, it is also important to analyze how the organizers of major sport event prevent the event itself, the sponsorship rights and how they deal with ambush marketing issue. The case of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has been studied.

scholarly journals IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF EXPECTED CYBERSECURITY THREATS DURING 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP IN QATAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-84
Author(s):  
Nasser AL-Dosari Khalifa
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fifa World Cup

Purpose: This research aimed to identify cybersecurity threats expected at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 and assess how they can be prevented. Methodology: This was done by adopting a quantitative research design and survey strategy with 167 respondents from Qatar. The respondents were purposively sampled from the event industry, and a Likert scale was used to quantify the responses for further statistical analysis. The quantitative data collected was analysed using the SPSS version 25 for data analysis. A hypothesis was tested as to whether the perceived expected cybersecurity threats are significantly associated with the perceived quality of measures to tackle these threats. The testing was done using multiple methods, including Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and cross-sectional linear regression analysis.  Further analysis was done using One-way ANOVA and correlation analysis, as well as, independent samples t-test. Descriptive statistics, such as percentages and frequencies were used, with tables and charts used in presenting the findings. Findings: The results revealed high loadings of potential cyberattacks on sponsors, fans, online ticket sales, government and the FIFA website based on the PCA. The regression analysis revealed a statistically significant association between the perception of the cybersecurity risks and perceived quality of measures undertaken to address the cyber threats. The research was limited, however, by not covering technical issues of cybersecurity, including the development of improvements to current security systems, which presents an area for future research with the implementation of machine learning technologies, big data and AI training. Contribution: The study provided recommendations for policymakers to invest in technologies for the protection of sensitive data, including online databases and hiring competent specialists in the field of cybersecurity. To address the risks for fans, policymakers are recommended to start a campaign aimed at increasing the awareness of cyberattacks on personal and financial information at large events.

Direction of travel of time zones crossed and results achieved by soccer players. The road from the 2018 FIFA World Cup to UEFA EURO 2020

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Michał Zacharko ◽  
Marek Konefał ◽  
Łukasz Radzimiński ◽  
Paweł Chmura ◽  
Krzysztof Błażejczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Players ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
The Road ◽  
Time Zones

scholarly journals Epidemic intelligence during mass gatherings

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (51) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Kaiser ◽  
D Coulombier
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Mass Gatherings ◽  
Epidemic Intelligence ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
The Olympic Games

Public health is an important aspect of the planning for mass gatherings which include major sport events (e.g. the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup), other spectator events

scholarly journals Factors of formation and development of the transport network in areas inhabited by indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North in Yakutia

2021 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 00052
Author(s):  
Antonina Savvinova ◽  
Viktoriya Filippova ◽  
Alexey Borisov ◽  
Galina Gnatyuk ◽  
Alla Fedorova
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Network Development ◽  
The Road ◽  
The North ◽  
High Level ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
Historical Periods

The paper considers the natural, historical, economic and geographical factors of the formation and development of the transport network in the areas inhabited by Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North in Yakutia. A brief analysis of historical periods of transport network development in Yakutia was carried out. A retrospective statistical analysis of the indicators of the road network development and its access for the areas inhabited by Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North: the length and density of public roads, the coefficients for assessing the level of the road network and transport was chosen as the study method. The analysis was based on the Engel, Goltz, Uspensky coefficients, as well as the density indicator of the road network as key indicators. Taking into account all coefficients the ranking of areas inhabited by Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North showed that high level of transport security of the population is typical for the areas with industrial development and a welldeveloped road network – Neryungrinsky, Mirninsky and Aldansky. The average level is typical for most areas that have year-round regional roads and winter roads. The lowest level of transport security of the population is observed in the Allaikhovsky and Oleneksky districts.

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