3.3 Potential aspects of hosting a major sporting event

• During the event: Positive

  • Improved infrastructure and transport which improves tourism E.g. new accommodation, public transport & roads are built.
  • Improved national pride which gives people a feel good factor. People will be displaying flags etc... this improves the mood of the country especially if the team/individual is successful.
  • Commercial gains as there are more visitors spending money on hotels, transport, merchandise, bars and restaurants. The local economy gets a boost.
• During the event: Negatives

  • Increase in transport and visitors means more pollution, litter and noise which has an effect on the environment
  • Major sporting events may increase the risk of crime and terrorism.
  • Poor performance of a team can reduce the national pride
  • Some sporting events are shadowed by negative media coverage of scandals such as drugs
• Immediate and longer term post-event: Positives

  • New Sporting Facilities for the community to use
  • Sport participation through media coverage, increase in interest and role models
  • Infrastructure such as roads, cafes, hotels, businesses and restaurants
• Immediate and longer term post-event: Negatives

  • The event might have costed more to host than the revenue generated leaving a debt for taxpayers.
  • Sports facilities unused after the event for example Rio’s Olympic facilities have remained unused or demolished. The upkeep to maintain them maybe too costly
  • A loss in national reputation/status if the event was badly organised, the host nation’s participants performed badly, or scandals emerged.