Effects of Hosting Mega Sports Events on Nations Development

  • Menna Mounir, Alaa Shams, Asmaa Nasr El-Dien

Abstract

No debate that, every country exerts all its efforts to apply national development plans to increase its abilities or overcome specific problems. Hosting Mega sports events became one of the obvious national plans, many countries adopt it as a strategy to face the recent challenges or to keep on their achieved preparations for future investments. Cities and countries bidding to host the events often see them as boons to urban development. At the same time, the negative impacts of mega-events on cities and regions are well documented. The question is about how hosting mega sports events is effective in national plans, and what is the controlling criteria that ensure the success of hosting in achieving the targets of development. The research tried to answer these questions through studying the effectiveness of hosting on economic, social and urban sides, then the criteria of success or fail while hosting, and also, an analytical study showing three experiences of three hosting cities to create an obvious point of view for any developing country decides to put a hosting plan. So, can it be easy to judge the efficiency of hosting the event in the national development.

Published
2021-09-24
How to Cite
Menna Mounir, Alaa Shams, Asmaa Nasr El-Dien. (2021). Effects of Hosting Mega Sports Events on Nations Development. Design Engineering, 14415-14429. Retrieved from http://www.thedesignengineering.com/index.php/DE/article/view/4708
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