İnsanlar ve ülkeler arasında barışın sağlanabilmesi için yüz yıllarca sporun bir araç olduğu olimpiyat oyunları, her dört yılda bir din, dil, ırk ve renk ayırımı yapmadan kültürlerin, adetlerin ve örflerin alış-veriş vasıtası olagelmiştir. Bütün elit sporcuların arzusu olimpiyat oyunlarında yarışmak ve ülkesini temsil etmektir. En başarılı olmak, olimpiyat şampiyonu olmak en büyük özlemdir. Ama gaye sportmence yarışmaktır. Olimpiyat oyunları, dünya çapında sporcu, gazeteci, televizyoncu, spor adamı ve seyircilerin katılımı ile pahalı ve maliyeti yüksek bir spor organizasyonudur. Kalkınmış ülkeler ancak bu maliyeti kaldırabilmekte, bu da ev sahibi ülkelerin tanıtımı, turizm faaliyetlerinin artması ve modem spor tesislerinin kazanılmasını sağlamaktadır. Spor organizasyonlarının maliyetini Olympic games, the means of peace between people and nations are beeing held every four years, regardless of religion, language, race, culture, and traditional understandings of the nations. All the sportsman and woman want to compete in olympic games and represent his/her country. The biggest objective is to wiıı and be successful in a civilized way. Olympic games are expensive and it is an organization requires high cost. Developed countries can afford to pay this cost. As a result countries, which can pay the cost, will introduce themselves, increase tourism income, and have some modem sports facilities. Hosting countries share the expenses of sports organizations with business companies. In this article countries where olympic games were held, effects of olympics on the political, cultural and economic areas and sponsorship are examined. Tam Metin

Olympic games, the means of peace between people and nations are beeing held every four years, regardless of religion, language, race, culture, and traditional understandings of the nations. All the sportsman and woman want to compete in olympic games and represent his/her country. The biggest objective is to wiıı and be successful in a civilized way. Olympic games are expensive and it is an organization requires high cost. Developed countries can afford to pay this cost. As a result countries, which can pay the cost, will introduce themselves, increase tourism income, and have some modem sports facilities. Hosting countries share the expenses of sports organizations with business companies. In this article countries where olympic games were held, effects of olympics on the political, cultural and economic areas and sponsorship are examined.