The Cost Of Modern Olympics

The cost of modern Olympics far outweigh the benefits. Argue your position.

The foremost celebrated world sports competition is undoubtedly the Olympic Games which hold quadrennial , featuring both summer and winter competition ( Wesley , 2012). It provides a worldwide stage for athletes from different nations to showcase their excellence. It is in additionally symbolizes an ideal and peaceful world . Nonetheless, the question of whether it is still worth hosting has arisen as the Games grow bigger. This essay will argue that the costs of the modern Olympics far outweigh the benefits in four aspects respectively, including economical , social , political and environmental consequence with respect to the impact on the host city.
Practically, their Games are used as political ploy for some countries to showcase their power or to bring out certain themes which are beneficial to them. In 1936 Berlin Olympics , the Nazis tried to showcase their belief in racial hierarchies (Wesley, 2012). Although it could be argue that the strengths of the host nation can be exposed and good reputation is built ,as well as, for future organized events or convention, weaknesses is exposed also. In the pre-Olympic Games period, the attention of all countries and international media was put on the host nation, for instance, attention was put on the poor air quality of China and thereby it was strongly be encouraged to improve upon, so $19 million was spent in order to meet the standard (Malfas and Houlihan, 2011) . A more serious consequence could even occur such as the boycott happened in 1980 Olympics (Wesley, 2012). Additionally, a question of why countries continue to host when the costs outweigh the benefits may arise. Politicians and businessmen are the parties receiving the majority of the benefits from hosting the Games and they bear no cost. They try to cover the fallacy with the benefits in order to make the private benefits (Biggins, 2012). Therefore, the Games is an opportunity of national or local politicians to drum up the national pride for
From the building of stadium to the transporting competitors and spectators, green issues are being concern. Infrastructure is one of the issue which impacts on local wildlife and land significantly. When London emphasized a sustainable events in the most environmentally friendly ways to operate the Games ever, controversies still exist among green parties (Landler, 2012). Lower Lea Valley is an area in London which is widely known as a green lung of London with various rivers running through it. The reason that makes it significant is because it forms a corridor for numerous of migratory birds (ibid). Within the built of Olympic Park, eco-system is affected and causes loss of biodiversity. Particularly, due to the dust nuisance arisen from the construction activities, there was a deterioration of air quality (ibid) . Despite the influence of land loss, transportation is another raised issue that being concerned. An example of this can be seen in the rapid influx of tourists, demand for train services and aviation increases. The train creates high radioactive nuclear waste while the increase in flight number leads to more air and noise pollution (Landler,