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The pros and cons of hosting sporting events

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Is it better for a city’s bottom line and image to host a smaller contest like the European Gymnastics Championships instead of a mega event like the Olympics? Here are some factors to consider. Not much is left of the headquarters of the European Gymnastics Championships, held this past May and June in the Swiss capital, Bern. The organising committee for the EC 2016 spent more than 18 months on the top floor of the House of Sport, a building just outside Bern that houses Swiss Olympic, the umbrella organisation for Swiss sport. And the first seeds of the competition were planted way back in 2012. At the end of July only two people remained in the office to close up shop. Along with some rented computers and a coffee machine, there were still leftover posters depicting 22-year-old Giulia Steingruber, Switzerland’s top female gymnast, who was chosen to carry the Swiss flag at the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Breaking ...