“If the main argument for hosting a mega-event like the Winter Olympics is the long-term economic impacts it will generate, the Lillehammer experience quite clearly points to the conclusion that it is a waste of money” To what extent do you agree with it

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“If the main argument for hosting a mega-event like the Winter Olympics is the long-term economic impacts it will generate, the Lillehammer experience quite clearly points to the conclusion that it is a waste of money”

(Spilling, O.R. (1998), Beyond Intermezzo? On the Long-Term Industrial Impacts of Mega Events: The Case of Lillehammer 1994, Festival Management & Event Tourism, Vol 5, pp 101-122., p121)
To what extent do you agree with Spilling’s view?
Examples should be used to support your arguments