Routledge handbook of sports event management / edited by Milena M. Parent and Jean-Loup Chappelet.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The (Wide) World of Sports Events. Section 1. The organizers -- 2. The bidders' and promoters' perspective -- 3. The organizing committee's perspective -- 4. The volunteers' perspective -- Section 2. The sport organizations -- 5. The sport event owners' perspective -- 6. The sport federations' perspective -- Section 3. The participants -- 7. The athletes' perspective -- 8. Masters sport perspectives -- 9. The spectators' perspective -- Section 4. The support -- 10. The sport parents' and entourage's perspective -- 11. The mission staff perspective -- Section 5. The community -- 12. The community's perspective -- 13. The tourism agencies and local business actors' perspective -- Section 6. The funders -- 14. The local and regional governments' perspective -- 15. The national government's perspective -- 16. The sponsors' perspective -- Section 7. The media -- 17. The broadcasters' perspective -- 18. The written press and social/new media perspectives -- Section 8. Other stakeholders -- 19. The security agencies' perspective -- 20. The non-governmental agency perspective -- Section 9. Conclusions -- Conclusions and future directions for sport event management scholarship.