Responses to the two the question limited to100-350 words and should be thoughtfully and carefully written. Need to be a least 6-10 sentences to each answer.
Direction: Responses to the two the questions. limited to 100-350 words and should be thoughtfully and carefully written. Need to be a least 6-10 sentences. Questions 1: I’ll start by saying I absolutely believe developing countries should be given the opportunity to host the Olympic games. When contemplating this notion, you can point to the very goal of the Olympic Movement as reason enough to at least give these countries serious consideration. In short, the goal of the Olympic movement is to provided fair and discrimination free sport for youth (“Promote”, n.d.). Truth be told, there are more risks involved when considering a developing country to host the Olympics as opposed to a well-established nation. For starters, research indicates that revenue gleaned from hosting the Olympics rarely exceeds the money spent preparing for the Olympics for most high profile countries (“The Economics”, n.d.). On top of that, most countries severely under budget when planning to host the Olympics and spend far more than initial projections. In fact, an Oxford University study revealed that most countries underestimate initial expenditures by an average of 156% (Adamson, 2018). Without a doubt, overspending could be disastrous for a country already struggling financially. However, if a developing country could budget properly and host a memorable event, it’s very possible that they could experience long-term growth that would far outweigh Olympic related expenses (Wang, 2016). Furthermore, by allowing developing countries to host the Olympics, many would have the platform to dissipate prevalent poverty and suffering stereotypes opening up future tourism possibilities (Wang, 2016). Ultimately, if done correctly, it is possible that hosting the Olympics could put a third world county on the map. While there are several positive aspects to granting developing nations the opportunity to host the Olympics, there are a few additional concerns that make them unlikely to win a bid. Perhaps the biggest barrier is the concern that developing countries are more susceptible to issues such as failing infrastructure, unemployment, government corruption, inadequate health care, and widespread disease (Herlihy, 2017). Outside of those concerns, simply meeting the basic IOC proposal requirements for many countries seems daunting at the very least. Consider competing with major countries like the United States, Russia, Japan, and China and now the chances of winning a bid are even slimmer. Ultimately, I feel as though developing countries should be given the opportunity to host the Olympics so long as they can reasonably meet the IOC requirements and can dispel some of the major concerns listed ab Question 2 When thinking of the Olympics, one thinks of one of the biggest sporting events in the world, if not the biggest. With that size of an event, cost comes with it. The most recent Olympics, in Rio, costed roughly $4.58 billion, and that cost isn’t even close to the most ever(McCarthy 2016). As much as I am not against the idea of developing countries hosting the Olympics, I do not encourage it all all for many reasons, mainly the cost alone would be detrimental to the country. The risks outweigh the rewards and it is not even close. No country has been under budget since 1960(procon 2018). Even while being some of the largest countries in the world, countries like Sochi and Rio overran their budget by a landslide. Rio hit a 51% overrun in 2016, and that’s not even close to the worst one ever, being Russia’s Sochi. Russia overran by 289% which was roughly 20 billion dollars over budget(McCarthy 2016). Developing countries would be crushed trying to prepare for the Olympics. In my opinion, after reading multiple articles about the subject, I think even when prepared properly, the bad outweighs the good and a country that is already developing could be ruined even more.