Alongside worldwide prestige and symbolic power for the host countries, the Summer and Winter Games also involve the redirection of vast sums in public funds and place astonishing pressures on individual athletes — making the Olympics ripe for numerous forms of corruption, cheating, and abuse.

Data shows uncertain economic benefit from hosting the Olympic Games.

The history of the city's Olympic bids and a vision of the future: An exceptionally well-crafted compilation of Detroit's failed Olympic Bids. Includes Olympic bid documentation, proposed stadium plans, relevant politics, and stories.

In recent decades, the media have covered many cases of corruption related to the celebration of mega-events around the globe. In most of these cases, politicians and other high officials are involved. This paper analyses the effect of hosting mega-events on the level of perceived corruption in 34 OECD countries, during 1996–2017.

The Olympic Games bring world records, emotional victories and memories of a lifetime. As the world gathers in Beijing, China for the 2008 Olympic Games, it is a moment in history to expand upon the athletic achievements, patriotism, world peace and collaboration that define the Olympic Movement. It is also an opportunity to utilize the Olympic bid, spirit and Movement as a tool for human rights reform.

The Olympic Games are unique. Athletes from the entire world take part. Their achievements are watched from both near and far by hundreds
of millions of spectators.

Bribes and scandal in the Olympic sphere.

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More and more, the international spectacle has become synonymous with overspending, corruption, and autocratic regimes.

A recent raid shows that the Olympic corruption follies aren’t going anywhere.