London 2012 – Site for Political Animosities: South Korea and Japan in Confrontational Rational ‘Irrationality’ (Part One: Long Memories)

Sport and politics have a close relationship. Political conflicts are re-enacted, reflected and reinforced on international sports stages. In East Asia, the past casts a long shadow! It darkened the London 2012 stage. Controversy followed a South Korean football player's celebration at the London Olympics semi-final match between South Korea and Japan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned the player, Park, Jong-woo, from participating in the bronze medal ceremony. He was accused by the IOC of a political act that violated IOC and FIFA regulations. Park's celebration included holding up and carrying around a sign which was interpreted by the IOC as a political message about a South Korean territorial dispute with Japan. The incident became a lead story in the South Korean media. The IOC's decision caused intense nationwide indignation and an outpouring of anti-Japanese sentiment. It was not a unique incident. This essay examines media representations of the incident and how political controversies between South Korea and Japan are reproduced, intensified and exacerbated by media reporting of international sports events. In South Korea, insult was added to injury by the fact that IOC's disapproval of Park's behaviour was contrasted in the South Korean media and by the public with the IOC's silence regarding the Japanese gymnastics team's uniform emblazoned with the ‘Rising Sun’ flag. The evidence from the incident is clear. Mega-sports events can be inflammatory occasions for the expression of hostile and heated political expression. Nowhere is this more the case than in East Asia with its long history of fierce national animosities and memories of national hostilities and humiliations. Throughout East Asia, international sport has become a potent medium for perpetuating painful memories!     

从世界性两大赛事分析中俄女排的差距——2004年奥运会女排冠亚军比赛及2006年女排世锦赛中俄对决比赛分析

2006年世界女排锦标赛的霸主正是2004年雅典奥运会与我们争夺冠军的俄罗斯女排，昔日的霸主中国队在本次比赛中只获得第五的成绩；如此大的落差问题出在哪里？对中俄两国女排在两次大赛交锋技术统计加以比较，分析中国队与俄罗斯队的差距所在，以便有针对性地备战2008年奥运会。     

中国女排备战2008年奥运会的现状及对策研究

对第15届世界女排锦标赛中国队技战术进行分析，指出本次世锦赛中国女排在诸多方面暴露出不足，尤其是拦网、快攻没有发挥应有的水平，在体能、心理、队伍结构等方面也有不同程度的问题出现。建议中国女排应坚持自己全面、快速多变的风格，重视快攻战术配合，加强拦网实战练习；重视新人的选拔培养；重视世界各强队技战术发展变化的研究。     

历届足球世界杯纪念币评介

对世界各国发行的足球世界杯纪念币进行了系统的介绍与分析。目前已有9个主办国家发行足球世界杯纪念币70款,其中金币19款、银币40款、铜镍币8款、铝币3款;有来自五大洲64个非主办国家和地区发行了足球世界杯纪念币317款,其中白金币3款、金币21款、银币216款和铜币77款,这些纪念币的发行宣传了世界足球运动,推动了足球运动的发展。     

从第39届世界体操锦标赛男子单项决赛分析当前体操发展趋势

通过对39届世界体操锦标赛男子单项决赛进行统计分析,认为当前世界体操运动发展的主要趋向表现为奖牌的分布继续呈离散状态;加难和稳定性相结合;延长运动寿命成为体操发展的新动向;高起评分成套含有高连接加分动作串。     

第16届男篮世锦赛中国队与对手基本位置技术的对比分析

运用文献资料法、录像观察法、数理统计法和对比分析法,对中国男篮在第16届世锦赛6场比赛中的各项技术指标进行对比分析。结果显示:中国男篮各位置球员较年轻;前锋队员身高已接近世界水平,中锋队员身高具有绝对优势,后卫队员身高显示不均衡;与世界强队相比中锋队员实力较强,前锋队员在2分球与3分球投篮次数及命中率、篮板球抢获次数和助攻与对手相比有较大差距,后卫线整体进攻能力依然是中国男篮的薄弱环节。针对中国男篮在快节奏、强对抗比赛中进攻侵略性不足和防守攻击性不强,提出相应的建议。     

第52届世乒赛男团比赛张继科和马龙技战术对比分析

横拍打法是男子乒坛的主流打法,在乒乓球发展中起着重要地位。以全台反手为主的张继科和以强大正手为主的马龙是优秀的男子乒乓球横拍打法代表。在第52届世乒赛团体比赛中,张继科输给了同为横拍打法的欧洲选手奥恰洛夫,而马龙战胜了奥恰洛夫。通过对这两场比赛的技战术特点进行系统分析与研究,总结张继科和马龙技战术特点和存在的不足,并给出建议,为横拍运动员的培养训练和提高横拍打法的技战术水平提供参考。     

第24届世界大学生冬季运动会滑雪比赛场所赛后经营管理的现状

大冬会滑雪比赛场所的赛后经营、管理能否利用赛会的知名度、美誉度和国际影响提高其社会效益和经济效益,对大型综合性国际比赛场馆（所）的使用具有重要的借鉴价值,对国内滑雪比赛场所的合理营销、科学管理具有启示作用。大冬会雪上项目场地赛后经营与管理的调查表明,雪上项目比赛场所在经营上已经成为黑龙江省重要的冰雪体育旅游资源,并为高校、其他体育产业提供教学和训练基地,同时承办国内外雪上项目的竞赛;但在管理方面,缺乏专业的管理人才,管理模式的事业单位行政管理方式,以及发展资金少、来源有限等问题,制约着大冬会滑雪场所经济效益和社会效益的最大化。     

Visiting Fortaleza: motivation,satisfaction and revisit intentions of spectators at the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup provides opportunities to attract visitors to host cities and for local residents to enjoy event-related celebrations. This paper directs attention to Fortaleza, in the north-east of Brazil, where a survey was conducted of 285 spectators to identify the relative importance of enjoyment and competitive outcomes as motives to attend games at the 2014 World Cup. The study also examined the relationship between motivation, event setting and event satisfaction and whether any differences in these relationships existed between local and visiting spectators. In the case of visitors to Fortaleza, factors that influence intentions to revisit the city were also examined. Although satisfaction did not have an impact on visitation intentions, visitors were strongly influenced by competitive motives associated with the team they support. In comparison, local residents were more motivated by event excitement. The need to recognize the propensities of different types of spectators and the complexity of the relationship between spectators and the event setting are discussed.     

Ten-season epidemiological study of match injuries in men’s international rugby sevens

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to describe the incidence, nature and causes of match injuries in men’s international rugby sevens and to compare these to values for international rugby fifteens. The study comprised a 10-season, whole population, prospective study of the Sevens World Series. Over the ten seasons, the overall incidence of injury was 122.4 (95% CI = 116.3 to 128.9) injuries/1000 player-match-hours and the mean severity of injury was 43.0 (95% CI = 40.3 to 45.7) days-absence. There was an increasing trend in the incidence of injury over the ten-season period (slope = 5.3 injuries/1000 player-hours/season, R² = 0.68, p = 0.003) but no trend in the mean severity of injury (slope = 0.02 days/season, R² < 0.01, p = 0.971). Head/face (15.7%), knee (15.6%), ankle (15.4%) and shoulder/clavicle (11.9%) were the most common injury locations and ligament sprain (30.5%), muscle strain (16.4%), concussion (12.6%) and haematoma/bruise (10.6%) the most common types of injury sustained. Being-tackled (33.1%), tackling (23.4%), running (16.1%) and collisions (12.4%) were the most common events leading to injury. These results indicate that the burden of injury in international rugby sevens is two to three times higher than that reported for international rugby fifteens.