ost in each country. As was stated earlier, Italy is most fanatic about soccer. Australia however, feels the same way about rugby in the winter and cricket and tennis in the summer. ("Facts About Australia", 1). In the winter rugby matches draw massive crowds, usually amounting to more that 100,000 people. ("Facts About Australia", 1). This is about the same amount of people attending an average soccer game in Italy. The major differences in the crowds, is that in Australia, they do not get carried away like in Italy. In the summer, many international matches are played for the sports cricket and tennis. Also, on the first Tuesday of November every year, the people of Australia "come to a standstill" for the horse race known as the Melbourne Cup. ("Facts About Australia", 1). This also proves that the Australians are more fanatic about horseracing then the Italians. Earlier in the paper I mentioned that the Italians really only see horseback riding as a recreational activity. They do not really have any big races like they do in Australia. So as you can see, the Italians and the Australians are very different when it comes to their opinions on which sports they think they are most desirable. In conclusion, over all Italy would be a very good host for the next summer Olympics. Since it is well diverse in many areas of sports, Italy would be able to find many facilities in which to accommodate all the sports. Also since Italy is quite similar to Australia in most aspect of the sports they compete in, this would be a good indicator that Italy would be able to support the Olympics such as they plan to do for the 2000 games. So whether you travel to Italy for vacation with the family, or come to visit for the next Olympics, just remember that there will always be enough sports activities around you to keep busy. ...
