For more than 50 years Toronto, Ontario, Canada has sought to host the Olympic Games.
This article argues that Toronto's quest to win the right to host does not emerge from a love …

The phenomenon of mega-events, once distinguished as 'special'or 'hallmark'events, has
arguably become normalised, reflecting their universal and thus ubiquitous nature–and their …

Association to host the 1972 Winter Olympics in Banff National Park. The bid committee
argued that the international exposure garnered by a locality would result in economic …

This chapter presents some of the key shifts that have occurred in the Olympic bidding
process. An apparent crisis in the lack of bid cities during recent mega-event competitions …

Stockholm's withdrawal from the 2022 Winter Olympic bid competition resonates with the
growing apprehension by potential bid cities (especially those emerging from democratic …

This chapter explores the confluence of sport development and land politics across a series
of Olympic bids emerging from Toronto, Canada. It illustrates how Toronto's engagement …