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If most people are asked if they like watching the Olympic games, they will probably say “yes.” This is
because the Olympic is a massive sports event in which almost every country participates. The Olympics
is a sports competition in which athletes from around the world participate. It is very convincing that
each country makes efforts to host the Olympics in their own nation because the Olympics have a very
positive impact on the country. It influences four main areas: economic prosperity, Improvement in
quality of life, PR effect, as well as psychological effect.
The Olympics make the economy prosper. First, job employment grows. Since the Olympics gathers
people from all over the world, the host country should have a lot of hotels, sports facilities, and
convenient transportation (road, airport, rail, etc.) to cover them. When countries prepare for the
Olympics, the employment of related industries like accommodation, construction, and transportation
increases. According to South Korea policy briefing, researchers report the 1988 Seoul Olympics created
about 330,000 jobs (Jang, 2022). Secondly, it increases tourism income. Because people from all over the
world gather in host countries to watch sports games, all the money they eat, sleep, and travel goes into
the host country’s tourism revenue. The chairman of IOC Jacques said that the hosting of the Olympic
will create the effect of investment in tourism income in the region and the country.
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citation: statista (https://www.statista.com/)
As Figure 1 shows, A large number of spectators visit the host country inducing significant surplus in
tourism income. “Therefore, employment generation and the rise in consumption from foreigners have a
great impact in that it may revitalize the economy in host countries.
In addition to economic prosperity, the Olympics contribute to the rise in the quality of life for citizens.
Cities hosting the Olympics invest in their infrastructure to successfully manage the influx of visitors and
to leave a modern and sophisticated image for foreigners. Thus, the Olympics become an opportunity for
urban development and Improved well-being. For example, the National Bureau of Economic Research
(NBER) shows that in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, approximately 20% of the budget was allocated to
technological infrastructure, leading to improved internet usage in Brazilian schools, hospitals, and other
facilities as mobile communication networks were strengthened. (Andrew, 2009) Moreover, the
percentage of the Brazilian population using high-quality transportation increased from 18% in 2009 to
63% in 2016 (Andrew, 2009) Thus, urban development for Olympic preparation possesses substantial
potential in that it provides higher living standards to residents.
Clearly, it is reasonable to say that every country desires to host the Olympics in their own nation.
The Olympics have benefited some areas: economic development, increased utility for citizens. For these
reasons, people will hope that the Olympics will be held in their country.
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