BODY PAR 01: BENEFITS TO SOME COUNTRIES

BODY PAR 02: DRAWBACKS TO SOME NATIONS

·      important to national sports teams and sports economy

·      [example] Australian sports → improved performance / scientific breakthroughs in the sports industry

·      [example] China – & the US – a catalyst for economic growth / benefit society: upgrades in training facilities & coaching programs

·       require an enormous state budget for construction works, accommodation and transportation → financial constraints / a budget deficit; neglect more pressing issues; pose a dire threat to the wellbeing; fuel rage; provoke backlash

·       derelict and unused sports centers subsequent to sports events.

·       nations plagued by poverty → exclude international sports events from their agenda