Large-scale and mega sport events (SMEs), such as Olympic Games and FIFA World Cups,
have been more frequently hosted in emerging nations. Bidding and hosting SMEs is …

Sport events are used more and more in both developing and developed contexts to
promote development (especially economic growth), enhance social cohesion and healthy …

There is no doubt that the topic of legacy of sport events is becoming one of the critical
issues in professional sports worldwide. Taxpayers' money is used to support the staging of …

The study of sport event legacies has grown rapidly since 2000 across a number of
disciplines related to planning and hosting large-scale sport events. However, to date, there …

Within the sport and event management context, legacy has emerged as an important
justification for public sector involvement and investment since the late 1980s. Legacy is …

The legacy of mega sporting events can be perceived in several ways. It can be seen as
positive or negative, tangible or intangible, territorial or personal, intentional or unintentional …

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 …

The use of sporting and other mega-events to bring about transformation of socially deprived
areas of major cities is becoming an increasingly important part of the raison d'être 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 …