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.

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Although
some people
arguing
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that there
are
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is
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a
lot
of
benefit
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benefits
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for the
host
country
to organize a global
sport
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sports
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event
, sometimes hosting an international
sport
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sports
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event
bring to some issues
such
as work condition.
Furthermore
, these events are used to cover dramatic and awful
situation
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situations
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inside the
nation
, in
this
case
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it is not possible to say that a global
sport
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sports
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event
is good for the
country
. First of all, there are some benefits of hosting a global
sport
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sports
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event
such
as
renovation
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the renovation
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of the
sport
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sports
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structures, more workplaces and
also
a
lot
of tourism. All these variables are very important for the economy of a
nation
and there is no doubt about it.
For example
, in
the
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2026 in
Italy
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,Italy
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there will be the
winter
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Winter
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Olympics.
This
event
has brought
to
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about
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a
lot
of other events,
tourism
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including tourism
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and the reconstruction of the winter
sport
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sports
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structures in Italy, creating new job opportunities,
impacting
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and impacting
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in a positive way on the Italian economy. Having said that, there are a
lot
of bad scenarios of hosting a global
event
and
who
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those who
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sustain that an international
sport
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sports
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event
is not good for the
country
usually
arguing
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about the
event
like a laundry machine for
money
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the money
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. Specifically,
this people
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this person
these people
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arguing
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that is
used for spending and recycling money in a hidden way covered by the mediatic attention that the
sport
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sporting
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event
brings with itself.
For instance
,
this
is the
case
of the
last
world
cup organised in Qatar which exploded in an international
case
called
as
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Qatar-gate.
Furthermore
, it
was
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signalised the bad condition of workers and the corruption of some Euro Parliamentary and FIFA
president
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presidents
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and
committee
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committees
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from Qatar to be chosen as
host
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the host
a host
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country
.
Moreover
, it seems that
nation
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the nation
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decide to
be
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apply
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host
of
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a global
sport
event
to hide and cover national
issue
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issues
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and show to the entire
world
that the
country
is in a good situation. Two examples of
this
case
are the Olympics in Germany during the Second
World
War and the 2014
World
Cup in Brazil.
To conclude
, during
the
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human
history
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,history
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it is shown how hosting an international
sport
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sports
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event
is a
politics
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political
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vehicle to cover and hide terrible situations.
For
this
reason
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it is necessary that the authorities, who have the decision power about which
nation
will
host
a global
event
such
as
Olympics
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the Olympics
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,
also
evaluate
others
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other
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criteria like the social situation of the hosting
nation
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
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  • infrastructure
  • national pride
  • cultural showcase
  • inspire a generation
  • temporary boost
  • environmental concerns
  • sustainable planning
  • public funds
  • divert resources
  • tourism influx
  • job opportunities
  • sports development
  • public health
  • construction
  • strategic investment
  • global audience
  • hospitality
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