Although it used to be thought as a pride for the host countryto hold the Olympic Games, the consideration whetherthe cost of the Olympic Gamesoutweighs the actual benefits brought to the host country is becoming increasingly more common among the publicthroughout the world.This essay is going to discuss about the cost and benefits that the host country may obtain by holding the Olympic Games. The negative influencecaused by the Olympicsmay include the enormous financial cost and the passive social impact, while the host country is provided an opportunitytobuild up country status as well as to help the city renewal. First of all, the Olympics cost the host country an enormous amount of money to hold the game, which may thenlead to the negative …show more content…
In order to meet with the requirement, the government would spend a large amount of money on the public transportation, environmental improvement, and the construction of other infrastructure (ibid.) .For example, Beijing government 1.1 billion American dollars on improving public transportation (Sands, 2008) .The improvements included the construction and extension of the underground subway system, refurbishment of city streets, and the introduction of traffic control system with high technology, which helps the renewal of the urban infrastructure (ibid.) . Moreover, the government invested 12.2 billion American dollars to improve the environment in Beijing (ibid.) . 200 plants which caused an enormous amount of air pollution were asked to remove from Beijing, while the coal burning power stations were well organized to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, thus improving the quality of air (ibid.) . At the same time, the old taxis and buses were replaced with the new vehiclesthat can meet with the more environmental friendly Europe standard (ibid.) . Furthermore, new waste water treatment plants and solid waste treatment facilities were built to reduce the water pollution caused by the industrial waste (ibid.) . The improvements of infrastructurein respect of the public transportation and environment made for the Olympic Games help the city to be renewed. As a