The Challenges of Hosting Major Events Owned by International Federations: A Case Study of the 2014 Chess Olympics

Solberg, Harry Arne; Olderøien, Lin

doi:10.3727/152599518x15264726192479

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“…The costs of hosting events involve bidding and hosting fees for the events owner. Some owners orchestrate bidding wars to increase fees even further (Solberg and Olderøien, 2018). There have also been cases in which applicants paid bribes (Andreff, 2019).…”

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Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship

Solberg

Becker

Denstadli

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PurposeThis paper sought to determine how a major sport event can become trapped in a winner's curse, in which the fierce competition to host the event forces organisers to spend more on acquiring and hosting it than what it is worth in economic terms.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a combination of document analysis and 47 in-depth interviews with 51 individuals representing various private and public organisations involved in the implementation of the UCI 2017 Road Cycling World Championship. Snowball sampling and a semi-structured interview guide were used to ensure coverage of all relevant information.FindingsThe organiser and the host municipal lacked the necessary experience with events of this size and character. Information from previous championships events was not transferred, and the municipality administration did not utilise experiences from hosting previous events. Limited financial resources prevented the organiser from hiring enough employees with the necessary competence. Lack of communication between the stakeholders who contributed in hosting the event reduced the quality of planning and preparations. A dubious culture and lack of seriousness within the Norwegian Cycling Federation, which was the owner of organising company, seemed to have been transferred to organiser.Originality/valueThe research identifies some of the reasons why major sports events so often turns out to be more problematic than expected in economic terms, not only for the organiser but also for actors in the public sector in the host city. The novelty is that it goes into depth on the underlying reasons and the dynamic forces behind these problems.

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Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship

Solberg

Becker

Denstadli

et al. 2021

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“…bribing in the IOC and FIFA -Jennings, 2011), in both commercialised, professional and elite sports (such as the examples mentioned above), and in noncommercialised, amateur sports (e.g. chess - Solberg and Olderøien, 2018;Zaksaite, 2013) and grassroots sports (e.g. grassroots football - Nowy and Breuer, 2017), which raises concerns about the integrity of sport in general (McNamee, 2013).…”

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Perceptions of integrity in sport: insights into people’s relationship with sport

Manoli

Bandura

Downward

2020

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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Supported by a wealth of research, current UK Government policy emphasises the important role of sport in delivering social outcomes. What is not considered in the current policy and academia are the logically plausible adverse associations that would follow when sport is shown to lack integrity, an increasing phenomenon nowadays. If sport is found to lack integrity, then does this alter people's perceptions and their relationship with it? In this study,we aim to answer this question by examining people's views on the lack of integrity in sport and their propensity to participate, volunteer and spectate sport in the UK context. Data collected through 18 focus groups reveal a perceived 'normalisation' of the lack of integrity in sport and an overall belief that sport cannot manage its integrity. The findings suggest that paradoxically, even though sport is viewed as untrustworthy, people's propensity to participate, spectate and volunteer in sport remains unchanged. Consequently, even though sport is viewed as corrupt and unable to improve, its perceived role as a mechanism for social outcomes appears to remain unaffected, creating a potentially vicious circle in which sport has little to no pressing urgency or strong motivation to protect its integrity.

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Leveraging sport events for tourism gain in host cities: a regime perspective

Sant

Misener

Mason

2019

Journal of Sport & Tourism

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The Challenges of Hosting Major Events Owned by International Federations: A Case Study of the 2014 Chess Olympics

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship

Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship

Perceptions of integrity in sport: insights into people’s relationship with sport

Leveraging sport events for tourism gain in host cities: a regime perspective

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