Mexico City
In support comes from the fact that most of the Olympic Games was conducted in Europe and North America, which are ideal areas in terms of transport routes, therefore, in terms of tourism, because they can provide more traffic to the competition. Not without reason venues for the Olympic events in most cases become centers of international tourism, or areas that, with certain reservations can be classified as such. Almost all of the capital Olympic Games (Paris, Rome, London, Athens, etc.) satisfy the mentioned criteria. The exception is St. Louis, who took Game 1904 More than half of these cities are capitals of states, city-millionaires or state capitals, land, etc. Nearly all Olympic centers lie on the major transport routes, ensuring uninterrupted transport service the huge flow of tourists who come to the Olympics. Most of the cities hosting the summer games, are situated either on the bank of large ponds, or in the immediate vicinity. This is a necessary condition for competition in sailing, rowing and other water sports.
A clear illustration is the capital of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, located on the shores of the Tasman Sea to Australia. In previous years, the capitals of the Summer Olympic Games became Tokyo, Melbourne, Los Angeles, Helsinki, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Antwerp. Athens, Rome, London, Berlin, Mexico City, located near the ocean, lakes, artificial reservoirs and canals. More stringent matching options are set about geography of cities of the Olympic Winter Games. Winter sports require specific types of terrain, for example, to conduct competitions in slalom, ski jumping, bobsled necessary the presence of relatively high mountains with good snow cover, ice hockey, skating and figure skating requires flat areas, and cross-country skiing – a hilly landscape.
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