Every year various countries across the globe play host to myriad of sports events. There is no doubt that conducting an international event is humongous responsibility on the host country, but the publicity that it receives on account of the same makes up for it. In addition to the sports event itself, the fanfare associated with it draws a wide audience to travel and to witness the spectacle. The debate whether hosting an international sports event is beneficial to a country or not is a longstanding one. While on the one hand, there is a great influx of business associated with the sports event, on the other hand the administrative burden on the host country is unimaginable.
If the pros of conducting an event may be looked at, it contributes to the revenue of the country by bringing in global tourists. In fact, a few countries like Spain have a dedicated sport tourism industry. In addition to the financial revenue, hosting an international event put the host country in the limelight. This global attention can be utilised in many advantageous ways including showcasing the unique culture of the country to the rest of the world.
However, it would be prudent to consider the cons attached to playing host to millions of individuals from around the world. Such a large congregation contributes to an increase in security risk, exploitation of resources and unprecedented increase in waste generation.
In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting an international sporting event might not be advisable as in involves hordes of people travelling using multiple modes of transport. Additionally, the protocols that are required to be followed during the pandemic like social distancing will diminish the business income that a host country is legitimately expecting from hosting such an event.
Qatar is all set to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022. However, with the advent of COVID- 19 pandemic, the country has to exercise extreme caution while hosting international sports events. 
Every year various  
countries
 across the globe play  
host
 to myriad of  
sports
  events
. There is no doubt that conducting an  
international
  event
 is humongous responsibility on the  
host
  country
,  
but
 the publicity that it receives on account of the same  
makes
 up for it.  
In addition
 to the  
sports
  event
 itself, the fanfare associated with it draws a wide audience to travel and to witness the spectacle. The debate whether  
hosting
 an  
international
  sports
  event
 is beneficial to a  
country
 or not is a longstanding one. While on the one hand, there is a great influx of business associated with the  
sports
  event
,  
on the other hand
 the administrative burden on the  
host
  country
 is unimaginable.
If the pros of conducting an  
event
 may  
be looked
 at, it contributes to the revenue of the  
country
 by bringing in global tourists. In fact, a few  
countries
 like Spain have a dedicated  
sport
 tourism industry.  
In addition
 to the financial revenue,  
hosting
 an  
international
  event
 put the  
host
  country
 in the limelight. This global attention can be  
utilised
 in  
many
 advantageous ways including showcasing the unique culture of the  
country
 to the rest of the world. 
However
, it would be prudent to consider the cons attached to playing  
host
 to millions of individuals from around the world. Such a large congregation contributes to an increase in security  
risk
, exploitation of resources and unprecedented increase in waste generation.
In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic,  
hosting
 an  
international
 sporting  
event
 might not be advisable as in involves hordes of  
people
 travelling using multiple modes of transport.  
Additionally
, the protocols that  
are required
 to  
be followed
 during the pandemic like social distancing will diminish the business income that a  
host
  country
 is  
legitimately
 expecting from  
hosting
 such an  
event
.
Qatar is all set to  
host
 the FIFA World Cup in 2022.  
However
, with the advent of  
COVID
- 19 pandemic, the  
country
  has to
 exercise extreme caution while  
hosting
  international
  sports
  events
.