All countries are recommended to host world sports competitions for its positives. While these events can benefit a nation, I do not agree with the suggestion that every nation should organize it.
Granted, countries can benefit from hosting international sporting events in numerous ways, with the hospitality industry enjoying the main advantage. If a country organizes a sports competition of international importance, spectators from all over the world are likely to visit this country. As a result, businesses in the hospitality sector – hotels and restaurants – can offer their services to them and vastly increase their revenue because of a high flow of foreign people. Besides, host countries should meet certain international standards to be able to organize world sports competitions. These standards include high quality sports facilities, so these countries will restore or rebuild their stadiums and gyms. After the event, local sportsmen will be able to work out in better conditions.
This view notwithstanding, I do not think that this recommendation is universal: some countries might face insurmountable challenges with long-lasting consequences after international events. First and foremost, countries, especially developing nations, may financially struggle to meet the international standards and, therefore, request interest loans from the world banks to renovate their sports equipment before the event. These nations, although gaining short-term benefits, may pay back the debt for the next several years, if not decades. Also, the more significant an event is, the more loans these countries are forced to receive. Though rarely, even developed countries might be financially shattered after such events: I remember reading the article about how Canada struggled to settle its debts many years after hosting the Olympic Games.
Another reason why this suggestion is not for all countries is their location and travel costs. I assert that countries that host international sports competitions should be conveniently located and have moderate living costs so that visitors can afford visiting those events. In other words, if it is quite expensive to travel to a country and stay there for a few days or weeks, most people, including sports fans, may not pay a visit to the event, no matter how significant it is. Thus, it may result in unintentional outcomes both for hosts and visitors.
In conclusion, international sports events can create an ideal condition for a country to make financial gains and improve its sports facilities, yet not all countries, I recon, can equally benefit from organizing them for their costs and the countries’ inconvenient location and high living costs.