IX. Security Implications of Co-Hosting Major Sporting Events
Over the last 20 years, there has been a growing trend towards co-hosting international sporting events. MSEs have been organized bilaterally, such as EURO 2012, which was hosted by Poland and Ukraine, or they may involve multiple hosts (e.g. EURO 2020 was scheduled to take place across 12 European countries). In 2019, the Olympic Charter, which had previously restricted Olympic activities to one Host country, was revised to allow Olympic events to be held across multiple cities, regions, or even shared between adjacent countries. As a result of global economic challenges, as well as the increasingly complex nature of MSE security -- including cost; personnel; the rising influence of transnational, public, and private partnerships; and the perceived threat of terrorism -- co-hosting can help to mitigate risks and reduce costs, ensuring secure and sustainable events. Partnerships can provide greater opportunities for prospective hosts, particularly for smaller countries that could otherwise not shoulder alone the financial burden and build the operational facilities required for such large-scale events.
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