The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 375: Chapter 320: The Arrival of the Olympic Games

As time tered June in 9, the popularity of the circumnavigation of Dawn Airship cooled down somewhat.

However, at the same time, the Sydney Olympics became one of the main topics of worldwide discussion, and attracted the atttion of Europe and America.

Particularly under the constant conflicts among European nations, sports competitions at the national level also wielded significant influce.

Especially against arch-rival nations, no country wanted to lag behind, for it would otherwise face instigations from domestic and foreign media and inquiries from the public.

People are blind, and under the guidance of some domestic and foreign media, who knows if their anger will be directed towards the governmt?

With the developmt of previous Olympic Games, the Games have become a way for countries to compete for national dignity and honor peacefully.

If a country's athletes perform well at the Olympics, it can bring good prestige to the governmt and the nation.

On the other hand, if a country's sports performance is mediocre, especially wh up against hostile nations, not only will the athletes be held to account by the public and the media, but the governmt may be implicated as well.

This was vividly demonstrated in later gerations. Because of the developmt of the Internet in later gerations, these situations were almost everywhere. To sum it up, it's "winner takes all."

Winning brings praise from the heavs, but losing, especially losing face in front of an emy country, will make someone a villain in the eyes of the media and those with ulterior motives, ev if they had previously made great contributions.

At prest, numerous media from European and American countries have arrived in Australasia, with a conservative estimate of over a thousand journalists.

Before the Olympics, there should be at least a few hundred more journalists arriving.

After all, ev newspapers and media have distinctions in scale. Larger newspapers and media outlets can afford the expse of airships, while smaller ones may not.

Sydney Suburbs, Australasia National Stadium.

The construction of the stadium was completed over a month ago and has be op for all athletes to use rectly.

Theoretically, the stadium and all associated training facilities are provided free of charge to all domestic and foreign athletes.

But this is only in theory. The most significant sports teams occupying the stadium and affiliated training facilities naturally come from the powerful European and American countries.

Australasia's sports teams are not among them, but this is not because Australasia is not qualified to compete with these powerful countries. Ev solely based on the relationship betwe Australasia, Britain, and Russia, there would be no way they would be prevted from using training facilities.

The main reason is that Arthur had already built separate training facilities for Australasia's sports teams, with a complete range of diverse and well-equipped facilities, so they didn't have to compete with other nations.

Unlike the Olympics of later gerations, the participants with the most athletes in the prest Games are still people.

Most athletes from powerful nations are , with only a few coming from Asian and South American countries that have yellow-skinned athletes.

As for black people, ev though they have remarkable talts in sports, they would never be recognized by countries a the world, much less have the qualifications to participate in the Olympics.

It should be noted that racism is still very popular in Europe at prest. The major powers of Europe do not appreciate each other's ethnic groups, let alone those from the barbarian lands, right?

This can also be well-reflected in Australasia. If Arthur were simply pursuing a population, absorbing Asia's vast population would easily push it past t million.

But there is no need for that. Racism and discrimination in this era are not a joke. Colored people can never be recognized by people.

A colored Australasia could never be recognized by Western countries and would never receive substantial assistance from Germany and Britain.

For example, to the British, the Island Nation is just a pawn used to counter Russia and the United States.

At a time wh European powers are at their peak, countries like the Island Nation can never truly be allies to the European powers but can only serve as their pawns.

If the Island Nation truly became a top power in such an era, it would definitely be targeted by other powers.

It is worth mtioning that, like in history, this Olympic Games still faced many political disputes regarding nationality and national flags.

The most intse and famous dispute was the dispute betwe the Finnish and Bohemian teams.

Of course, the dispute was not betwe these two countries, but betwe Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Both countries were gerally weak and had already be occupied by Russia. Moreover, some regions of Bohemia were under the jurisdiction of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Before participating in the Olympic Games, Finland and Bohemia put forward a request to insist on indepdce and represt Finland and Bohemia separately in the competition.

This request was naturally rejected by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After all, if they agreed to let these athletes participate in the games on behalf of Finland and Bohemia, wouldn't it mean that they were acknowledging their status as invaders and indirectly giving the people in these two regions a reason to resist their rule?

Facing such a conflict, Arthur decided to adopt the Swedish method in history to resolve the conflict.

In history, Pierre de Coubertin proposed sports geography to resolve this diplomatic evt, allowing the Stockholm Olympics in Swed to proceed smoothly.

The so-called sports geography means that participating in the Olympic Games does not have to be an indepdt country. It can also be a region with an indepdt nation. The geography of sports can sometimes be differt from political geography.

Wh Finland and Bohemia participate in the future Olympic Games, they will only raise the team nameplate during the oping ceremony, not the team flag.

And wh receiving awards, they will raise the national flag of the occupying country, followed by a small triangular local flag to show the differce betwe them and the athletes of the occupying country, thus solving the problem more satisfactorily.

Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire expressed understanding and recognition of this solution, while the athletes from Finland and Bohemia achieved their pursuits and naturally had no objections.

After perfectly resolving this national flag dispute, the Sydney Olympics began preparations.

According to the International Olympic Committee's schedule and the situation in Australasia, the Sydney Olympics was expected to officially start in June, with the closing ceremony scheduled for a the d of July.

As time is close, the oping ceremony of the Olympic Games has begun rehearsals, and tickets for various evts have started to go on pre-sale.

Australasia's National Stadium is expected to accommodate more than 50,000 spectators, so ticket revue will be significant.

Especially as the Olympic Games will last for nearly two months, dozs of evts will be held during this time, with tickets sold for each evt. The accumulated revue will undoubtedly be substantial.

Before the ticket pre-sale began, ticket pricing became a headache for Australasia.

If the price is set too high, the Australasians may not be able to afford it. If their country's Olympics do not have local spectators, it would be awkward.

But if the price is set too low, it could miss a great opportunity to make money.

After comprehsive consideration and combining the actual situation of previous Olympic Games and the economic situation of Australasia, the final ticket price for each evt is expected to be a to 3 Australian dollars.

Of course, the actual ticket price will vary. If you are an Australasian citiz, you can joy a 40% discount wh purchasing tickets.

As for tourists from other countries, they can only buy tickets at the original price.

However, a ticket price of to 3 Australian dollars is not too expsive, at least for those wealthy Europeans and Americans who can afford to travel abroad, this price is quite cheap.

According to the evts of the Olympic Games, ev if only 0,000 tickets are sold for each evt, they can still make a profit of a 40,000 Australian dollars.

All evts combined can easily bring in a profit of over two million Australian dollars, which is also a way to recover some costs.

However, Arthur's purpose for hosting the Olympic Games was not to make money, but to use the Olympics to increase Australasia's international reputation and status.

According to the currt situation, this Olympic Games and the previous Global Sailing Plan have brought ts of thousands of foreign tourists to Australasia in rect months.

These tourists have made significant contributions to the economy of Sydney and nearby cities, and the financial income this year is expected to increase a lot.