Impacts of Hosting Global Sporting Events
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- Created on: 08-06-19 20:58
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- Impacts of hosting global sporting events
- Political
- Positive
- Political individuals/parties can gain credit/votes for a successful bid
- Unity within a country and a sense of purpose
- Shop Window effect, raising global status, attracting more investment and trade
- Negative
- Political disadvantage to overspending
- Political disadvantage to disasters/protests by athletes
- Poor performance can reflect badly on the ruling political party
- Negative environmental impact
- Positive
- Sporting
- Positive
- New/upgraded venues
- Raises profile of the sport
- Attention for minority sports
- Increase in funding for involved sport
- Increase in sponsorship and commercial income for individuals and GBs
- Negative
- Overall downward participation trend despite short bursts
- Unused facilities
- Lesser known sports can be under-resourced and lose participation figures
- Deviance highlighted more
- Positive
- Social
- Positive
- More money for the city/country to improve public services
- Sense of pride and well being
- Improved transport systems
- Greater accomodation
- Negative
- Some areas of a country/city won't benefit as much as others
- Locals may have to vacate land
- Positive
- Economic
- Positive
- Increase in income to host city/country to boost economy
- More jobs created through facilities and transport
- Increase in tourism
- Commercial benefits within the area of an event
- Negative
- Bidding is an expensive process, especially if failed
- Events can cost more than the revenue made, and go over budget
- Benefits for employment are exaggerated, and quickly dry up
- Sponsors affected by dysfunctional behavior
- Positive
- Political
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