Some people believe that international sporting events are the ideal opportunity to show the world the qualities of the hosting nation. Others believe that these events are a large unjustifiable expense. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Global athletic events

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as the Olympics, the World Cup, the Extreme Games, and even the American Super Bowl are incredible opportunities for countries. These iconic spectacles can provide a

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with an economic avalanche of benefits or expose it to a public relations disaster.

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essay will look at both points, using Russia and the United Kingdom as examples.

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, it is important to bear in mind that simply hosting the event and having the world’s media attention cannot guarantee a positive promotion.

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is receiving enormous amounts of publicity, the media will often report controversial news as well as. Take the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia,

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. The media spotlight is shining bright on the

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highlighting the polemic legislation regarding homosexuality.

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, despite the international recognition to be gained, the

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face a possible backlash.

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, the expense of building large infrastructures necessary to hold these events can dwarf the benefits, unless they are fully amortized afterwards.

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is largely due to the fact that stadiums, Olympic

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expensive to construct and undertake large capital expenditure, often by the public sector. In the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002, the council commissioned a stadium for athletic events which was later adapted and sold to the local preeminent football club, Manchester City.

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proper, fair, economic management of

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buildings and facilities the cost can be recuperated. To conclude, a host city or nation has a lot to gain from these

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has no controversial issues for the media to pull out of the closet.

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