Olympic games are considered as one of the most
prestigious sports organizations in the world. In order to host the Olympic
Games, countries are competing intensely while the economic and political power
of these countries is of great importance in the candidacy. The countries that
will host the Olympics are selected by the International Olympic Committee
(IOC), which is the authorized board after the candidate application, by
evaluating the candidacy. The International Olympic Committee evaluates the candidate
countries to host the Olympic Games, the vision, concept and legacy of the
candidate city, sports and competition venues, olympic village, paralympic
games, accommodation, transport, media operations, environment, safety and
security, medical services and doping control, legal aspects, games governance
and delivery, political and public support, marketing and finance criteria (IOC
Factsheet of Host City Election, 2013). The aim of this study was to evaluate
the candidacy process of the countries which are candidates for 2020 Olympic
Games in line with some criteria in the International Olympic Committee “2020
Candidature Acceptance Procedure” and “Report of the 2020 Evaluation
Commission”. The primary and secondary sources have been explored using the documentation
method. As a result, when the general situation of the candidate countries is
considered by all variables, it is seen that Istanbul is far behind its
competitors when it comes to establishment, organization experience, national
income per capita and the number of members in international sports
organizations. The most important factor is the low number of members who will
vote in the selection of candidate cities in order to influence the decision
makers.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Sociology |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | December 13, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 14 Issue: 20 |