The Olympic Games brings more problems than benefits to the host country
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 06:03:06
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 5 pages (1348 words)
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 5 pages (1348 words)
The Olympic Games has become an international multi-sports event held every four years in different cities throughout the world (Answers, 2006, Internet). According to the Olympic charter, the goals of the Games are to encourage peace, harmony and to enhance a better world through sports among countries (McGeoch & Korporaal, 1994, 7). However, its economic and social impacts are also the prime concerns. This essay will focus on the benefits as well as the problems that staging …
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