Jan 06, 2015 sport football news world cup makes way for white elephants. South africas white elephant stadium should be converted. Too many olympic venues have turned into white elephants despite all the talk about their regenerative. But since the world cup, white elephants are the problem. The more than 300,000 visitors expected here next month for the world cup will be looking for some place to celebrate victory, ease the sting of defeat, or just calm. South african football stadiums for the 2010 fifa world cup article pdf available in structural engineering international 211. Despite the sensationalist news about stadiums not being completed on time, chaos in airports, and the threat of urban violence, the 2014 world cup in brazil was one of the greatest ever editions of soccers biggest tournament. Cocacola park johannesburg cocacola park, johannesburg.
South africa dazzled the world with its new 2010 world cup stadiums. The carnival is well and truly over in brazil as costly stadia lie unused, forcing local authorities to take out loans to keep up. The successes and challenges of hosting the 2010 fifa. Brazil world cup stadiums becoming white elephants. South africa facing embarrassment on new cape town stadium the city of cape town is preparing feverishly for its hosting of the world cup finals draw on dec 4 but green point. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Nov 12, 2010 youd expect problems with pachyderms in south africa, where elephants roam the game reserves in treechomping hordes. Brazil faces problem of white elephant cities after world cup. Youd expect problems with pachyderms in south africa, where elephants roam the game reserves in treechomping hordes.
How south africa can offer brazil a world cup lesson the globe. World cup makes way for white elephants the independent. Five stunning new stadiums have been built in south africa, and another five refurbished, in preparation for the world cup next month. Soccerworld cup stadiums will not be white elephants. One of the chief organisers of the 2010 world cup, danny jordaan, says south african officials could have done more to ensure the viability of world cup stadiums. The successes and challenges of hosting the 2010 fifa world cup. South africa and brazil are still struggling to manage world cup. The experience should be a cautionary tale for brazil.
May 25, 2014 when brazil won in 2007 the right to stage the worlds biggest football tournament, it chose 12 cities to host matches three more than the world cup in south africa four years ago in a. It is true that there will be 10 hungry stadiums in south africa after 2010. Aug 11, 2016 brazils white elephant soccer stadiums hardly worth their exorbitant costs stadiums built for brazils 2014 world cup and 2016 rio olympics are largely unused and have cost hundreds of millions. A jubilant cape town last night took delivery of its spectacular. I am referring to some of the stadiums being created for the fifa world cup, the worlds biggest sporting event. The cape town stadium has received a steady booking of major events, other than soccer, like the mother city queer project mcqp, a nelson mandela commemoration and a charity dinner for seven. Will world cup stadiums live on as white elephants for russia to forget. Boogertman urban edge and partners in partnership with populous. The total population of african elephants in the wild is 470,000, the world. This paper provides a brief reflection of the first african world cup held in. The successes and challenges of hosting the 2010 fifa world. As with the 2002 world cup hosted by japan and south korea, there is concern in south africa about whether some stadiums will become white elephants after the competition ends july 11. When economists and political scientists talk of white elephants in the future, one hopes that their go to example will not be the moses mabhida stadium in durban.
Jun 25, 2014 south africas experience four years after hosting a successful world cup is a cautionary tale for brazil, which has also spent heavily on building brandnew stadiums, often in remote areas. Image 6 of 22 from gallery of south africa world cup 2010. South africas world cup venues are white elephants. It was a host stadium for the 2014 world cup, but these days it. What must be remembered is that hosting a good world cup is not a short cut to solving these problems, and in fact could highly exacerbate many existing promises. Photos with the fifa world cup anthem waka waka this time for africa by shakira. South africa s leading union has called for the white elephant green point stadium that hosted the 2010 football world cup in cape town be converted into affordable houses for the poor. Will world cup stadiums live on as white elephants for russia to. The sports bowls built around the country have been almost universally praised for their.
Elephant poaching is at crisis levels, driven by the ivory trade. Most stadiums built for 2010 fifa world cup in south africa are. This week in florianopolis, in the south of the country, fifa will be holding workshops. Uk to introduce toughest ivory ban in the world world. Better known by its former name of ellis park, cocacola park is a venue steeped in south african sporting history. You could probably add in the most famous players section,names such as laurent pokou. A game apart tries to explain just how miraculous that simple fact is.
Oct 06, 2010 south africa does not plan to demolish any of its world cup stadiums nor will any of them turn into neglected white elephants, danny jordaan, the chief executive of the 2010 tournament, said on. Several world cup arenas risk becoming white elephants ap news. World cup stadiums in south africa art and design the. Brazils white elephant soccer stadiums hardly worth their exorbitant costs stadiums built for brazils 2014 world cup and 2016 rio olympics are largely unused and have cost hundreds of millions. Brazil world cup stadiums becoming white elephants business. For world cup visitors, the best south african sights wsj. Hosts headache the hosts in 2022, qatar, with a population little more than double that of nizhny novgorod, has been at pains to show how its stadiums will be used after the world cup. Brazilian domestic football fans face picking up the cost of the countrys world cup stadiums, writes tim vickery. In the brazilian rain forest, a white elephant, a big one. South africa and brazil are still struggling to manage world cup stadiums.
Any world cup in brazil would have to have at least one venue in sao paulo, the largest city in the continent. South africas world cup stadiums already proving useless. So, whether you want to explore dramatic coastal scenery in the cape, see elephants in the renowned kruger national park. South africas experience four years after hosting a successful world cup is a cautionary tale for brazil, which has also spent heavily on building brandnew stadiums, often in remote areas. The host of the 2026 world cup is set to be revealed on june, fifa said monday as it published the official details of bids from morocco and a joint one from the united states, mexico and. More than 24,000 elephants died from poaching in 2015, according to born free, an international wildlife charity. Image 19 of 22 from gallery of south africa world cup 2010. Stadium is no white elephant but future is just a guess.
Jul 06, 2010 south africa dazzled the world with its new 2010 world cup stadiums. Logistical questions take on obvious importance when the world cup is held in a country as large as brazil. May 31, 2010 five stunning new stadiums have been built in south africa, and another five refurbished, in preparation for the world cup next month. South africas world cup venues are white elephants the. South africa admits white elephant fears bbc sport.
But cape towns stylish stadium was the most expensive of the 10 world cup venues, leading everyone to believe that the number. The greatest football tournament on earth will take place in africa for the first time next year, with the world cup kicking off in johannesburg on june 11. The 2010 world cup was the first to take place on african soil, with south africa overcoming widespread pretournament fears to stage a successful championships. What should a city do with a football stadium no one uses, sitting on prime land in the centre of town. In nelson mandelas letter in the 2006 bid book, it states africas time has come. Other stadiums such as the 45,000seater mbombela stadium in nelspruit, which cost r1. Jul 03, 2012 south africa s leading union has called for the white elephant green point stadium that hosted the 2010 football world cup in cape town be converted into affordable houses for the poor. How south africa can offer brazil a world cup lesson the. But cape towns stylish stadium was the most expensive of the 10 world cup venues. Johannesburg, south africa south africa dazzled the world with its new 2010 world cup stadiums. It has always seemed likely that four of the new grounds might later fall into the category of white elephants underused facilities, expensive to maintain. Cape town stadium is definitely not a white elephant.
For example, the chairmen of both black and white football clubs were obviously recognisable, as were historical and other figures understandably. Nizhny novgorod, a world cup wonder or white elephant. But elsewhere in south africa, officials faced claims. Jun 16, 2018 hosts headache the hosts in 2022, qatar, with a population little more than double that of nizhny novgorod, has been at pains to show how its stadiums will be used after the world cup. World cups and white elephants talking about football. The case of cape town, south africa article in soccer and society 143 may 20 with 141 reads how we measure reads. The selection of green point common in cape town as a site for a soccer stadium has been slammed by highprofile city planners and architects, who claim that it is likely to end up as one of the. South africas leading union has called for the white elephant green point stadium that hosted the 2010 football world cup in cape town be converted into affordable houses for the poor. South africa does not plan to demolish any of its world cup stadiums nor will any of them turn into neglected white elephants, danny jordaan, the chief executive of. The new world cup stadium mordovia arena in saransk, russia. Brazil faces problem of white elephant cities after. South africa facing embarrassment on new cape town stadium the city of cape town is preparing feverishly for its hosting of the world cup finals draw on. The real story behind the world cup in south africa, 2010 hardcover. South african football stadiums for the 2010 fifa world cup.
Ivory should never be seen as a commodity for financial gain or a status symbol, so we will introduce one of the worlds toughest bans on ivory sales to protect elephants for future generations, said british environment secretary michael gove in a press release. Obviously its finest hour was in 1995 when south africa won the rugby world cup there and as i sat in the stands i could see joel stranskys drop goal sailing over the bar in my minds eye. Will world cup stadiums live on as white elephants for. Magnificent football stadiums lying empty and unused. Most stadiums built for 2010 fifa world cup in south africa are hemorrhaging money, unable to cover their heavy operating costs. Aug 17, 2016 in the brazilian rain forest, a white elephant, a big one the arena da amazonia during its inaugural match in march 2014. Jul 28, 2010 what must be remembered is that hosting a good world cup is not a short cut to solving these problems, and in fact could highly exacerbate many existing promises. Abundance of elephants strains south african game reserves while most of the news about elephants out of africa concerns poaching and falling.
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