Author(s): Ertuğrul GENÇAY and Selçuk GENÇAY

Abstract:
The Olympic Games, the most important international competition organization in the sports world, have been places where countries have organized or competed with economic and social expectations as well as sports success and superiority since ancient times. In this study; It is aimed to examine the contributions of the countries organizing the Olympics to their sports, athletes, facility development, economy, country promotion and environmental development. The study was conducted by literature review method. The International Olympic Committee (ICO), which was established with the decision to revitalize the Olympic Games, is responsible for the control, development and supervision of the modern Olympic Games. The criteria that candidate countries must meet during the Olympic candidacy process contribute to the country's sports in many ways, even if the candidate country does not obtain the right to organize the Olympics. In this way, the Olympic awareness in the country is revived and the public's interest in the Olympics to be held is ensured. The Olympic philosophy is discussed on various platforms to ensure its dissemination and understanding. In terms of the Olympics to be held, the situation is evaluated and the necessary infrastructure is reviewed. There is no more important way to make a significant contribution to the image of the country and the city that organizes the Olympics in the world. Moreover, with the economic revival that will occur, many aspects of the city will be renewed, from transportation to infrastructure, from green areas to accommodation capacity. A breakthrough in facilities will be observed as one of the most natural events. The contribution it will bring to the region will reveal the city's effectiveness in the region where it is located. Prestige and spiritual aspects aside, organizing the Olympics is a profit factor in itself as an organization alone. Local and general governments are competing with all their might, as all expenditures are more than recovered. The games are watched via television from all over the world. It remains at the top of the world agenda throughout the competitions, and with its repercussions in the months before and after, it never leaves the agenda. Choosing a major event such as the Olympics and awarding it to a country among the candidate countries gives the host country prestige in the eyes of other countries.

DOI: 10.22271/kheljournal.2024.v11.i2d.3286

Pages: 212-219  |  75 Views  35 Downloads

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