Hosting major sports events is good for a nation's health

16 Jun 2011

Event info:

Hosting UEFA Euro 2012 in Ukraine will speed up the modernization of outdated infrastructure, boost tourism and considerably improve the country’s image in the world. However, some international experience shows that the absence of a complex strategy of utilizing these infrastructural objects after the event can considerably harm this country’s economy. This was the statement of Natalya Izosimova, Director of the Foundation for Effective Governance (FEG), during the public debate “Hosting of major sports events is good for a nation’s health”. The event was organized by the FEG in partnership with BBC World News and the Intelligence Squared.

Speakers for the motion

The Right Honourable Lord Peter Mandelson

Member of the House of Lords, key promoter of the Millennium Dome construction
Markiyan Lubkivskiy

Director of UEFA EURO 2012 in Ukraine

Chair

Zeinab Badawi

BBC World News presenter

Speakers against the motion

Liepollo Lebohang Pheko

Policy and Advocate Director at The Trade Collective, South Africa
Mani Shankar Aiyar

Former government minister and member of the Indian National Congress