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.

Hosting international sports

events

is a huge accomplishment for any nation but does hosting

such

events

is good or bad for a

country

depends on various factors In

this

essay, I will discuss both sides of the issue. The chance of hosting international sports

events

tends to bring a lot of attention not just to the game but

also

to the

country

and city

this

attention can be monetized in the forms of investments and infrastructure that these

events

bring.

For example

, Chennai was able to bring a great deal of investment into the city after it successfully hosted the chess olympiad for which they built bridges and convention centres.

This

shows that if properly done the city can gain a huge extent of respect and looks stable and can attract

further

investment into it. If done improperly

this

could

also

cause a lot of problems like spending money on unnecessary infrastructure that would be obsolete after the event can

also

the corruption and damage the reputation of said

country

.

For example

, Brazil hosted Olympics in 2014 for which luxury hotels were built and a big wall to cover the slums

next

to these centres, and rampant corruption was found across all the contracts for these

events

.

This

shows that countries can overspend and build useless infrastructure that will be of no use after the event. In conclusion, We can say hosting international sports competitions has both good and bad effects on the

country

that is

hosting it. We can say that if properly planned it could help the

country

portray itself in a good light and attract investment while corruption and overspending could cause problems

instead

of attracting more investments and increase the financial burden of the

country

.