Introduction: the contested terrain of major sporting events

John Harris; Fiona Skillen; Mattew L. McDowell

doi:10.1080/17430437.2015.1088720

Introduction: the contested terrain of major sporting events

John Harris, Fiona Skillen, Mattew L. McDowell

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Abstract

Large-scale international sporting events, often described as mega-events, are now well established as a focus of academic study for scholars across the globe. Cities and nations all over the world continue to compete for the rights to host these events, although there continues to be a great deal of controversy surrounding the bidding process for many of these.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	325-327
Number of pages	3
Journal	Sport in Society
Volume	20
Issue number	3
Early online date	1 Oct 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2015.1088720
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Keywords

mega-events
sport
olympic games
world cup
bidding process

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Harris, J., Skillen, F., & McDowell, M. L. (2017). Introduction: the contested terrain of major sporting events. Sport in Society, 20(3), 325-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2015.1088720

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