Both developing and developed countries are attracted to hosting mega sport events. The
FIFA World Cup is regarded as a prestigious event and for the first time in its history Africa …

Assessing legacy impacts entails monitoring and evaluating the long-terms effects of mega
events which is a neglected area of research. Most researchers on mega events focus on …

Event tourism is noted to be one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry. Mega
events such as the FIFA World Cup are sought after by countries for numerous reasons in …

The event was significant because it was the first of its kind and magnitude to be staged in
Africa, placing South Africa in an increasingly competitive international environment for …

Increasingly, governments from both the developed and developing world look to hosting
sport mega-events as a way to stimulate development. There is much debate over what the …

This article focuses on mega-event leveraging, specifically on experiences in the developing
context. While most large-scale sporting events such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA …

It appears that government leaders and sports administrators across cultures generally
perceive global games and mega sports events as a major catalyst for socio-economic …

Research question: The legacies of sport mega-events are widely contested. Whilst the short-
term impacts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa have been largely considered to …

In this country and around the world, the development of the events sector has resulted in a
multitude of different types, which are distinguished by factors such as scale, audience and …

The body of literature analysing the impacts of mega-sport events has grown considerably
over recent years. The majority of academic studies have concluded that the tangible …