Sporting events: A big challenge for Cities

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International major cities have always casted covetous glances at sport events’ organization. Smaller cities would also like to exist on the international scene, such as Albertville with the 1992 Olympic Games, and the Formula 1 GP of Belgium or Sochi which will host 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

However hosting sporting event remains a big challenge for cities. The diffi culty to manage them is commensurate with the return they can expect. That is why CITYevents is an annual forum to meet different protagonists of this market as well as sport federations. It is also the opportunity to take advantage from other successful events to better understand essential issues and prerequisites.

Stéphane DIAGANA, high level athlete, Athleticism World Champion and 400m hurdles record holder, will join CITYevents to share his experience of major international sport events and encourage cities to set up tomorrow’s sport events.

In his latest interview he confided us his vision of sport events He will be attending CITYevents in Lausanne next November, on 17th and 18th to discuss with cities about these issues, but.

During the previous edition, CITYevents focused on how an international sport could support a city’s international notoriety. This year CITYevents will go further to convince each city, whatever their size, that there is an international sport event that suit them. To help them to organize such project, but also to help them meet key persons and companies that will make the success of such projects.

Join us in Lausanne 16th, 17th and 18th November 2011 and network with all key sporting stakehodlers.

For more information, contact: www.cityevents-sport.com

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