Some people think that hosting an international sports event is good for the country, while some people think it is bad. Discuss both views and state your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 254 words.

Annual international sports

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such

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as FIFA

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Cup, The Olympic Games, and The Paralympic Games can be an advantage for the

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country

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as it promotes them.

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, it can create a financial problem for some developing countries that are desperate to gain

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international recognition. It is not for without reason countries are competing to

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prestigious international sports

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. The advantage of hosting

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as

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is immeasurable, as the exposure of the

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to the rest of the

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can boost tourism. Thousands of people fly to the

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country

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, millions of people watching from the TV, the

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will try their best to show their best face to the rest of the

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.

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, when Brazil

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the 2014 FIFA

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Cup, they built numbers of magnificent stadiums and new infrastructures, which

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invited tourists and boost the economy as the government claimed. But from another point of view, building an infrastructure just for one time use can be seen as a financially foolish decision. These stadiums are

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left abandoned after the

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, but still need the cost for the maintenance,

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it can be seen as a time ticking bomb. Take Brazil as an example, after the FIFA

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cup finished, they struggled to maintain these stadiums after spending all the budget for the

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, creating another problem for an already financially struggling

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. To conclude, going all out for

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a prestigious international sports

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might pay out eventually.

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, I still find the advantage it brings is not worth the financial sacrifices the

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has to make, especially when the

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itself is still struggling to bring food to the homes of its own people.