%0 Journal Article
%T DID WE WIN WHILE WE LOST? EXAMINING OUTCOMES OF ISTANBUL¡¯S UNSUCCESSFUL OLYMPIC BIDS
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%D 2018
%X The Olympic Games Bid is one of the critical issues that has recently occupied sport societies in many countries and cities considering becoming candidates to host the games. Istanbul is one of the cities that has been regularly nominated to host the games since the 1990s. Our research aims to examine and identify the positive and negative outcomes of the summer Olympic Games Bids in Istanbul between 1993 and 2013. Whereas current research in the literature focuses on the legacies of hosting sporting events, this study concentrates mainly on the outcomes of the biddings. The increase in the number of cities withdrawing their candidacy while the process continues and the decrease in the number of candidate cities make this research relevant. Within the scope of the research, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine senior officials in charge of past Istanbul's Olympic candidacies, and written reports and bidding documents were examined. Findings from the study indicate the existence of many tangible and intangible outputs as a result of Istanbul's Olympic candidacies. However, many of these outcomes have remained "impacts", only a limited part of which could be transformed into legacies. The study concludes that a variety of outcomes such as contribution to the promotion of the city and the country, acceleration of transportation and infrastructure development, an increase in capacity to host sporting events, the formation of inter-organizational cooperation, and the development of sports networks have been determined. On the other hand, negative outputs have also been identified, such as increased frustration in society and a decreased public trust in the evaluation process. Findings from the research are predicted to contribute to possible future bidding in Istanbul and the process of legacy-planning of sports organizations preparing to bid for large-scale sports events
%K Adayl£¿k Miras£¿
%K Etki
%K Devasa Spor Etkinlikleri
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/spormetre/issue/40788/486245