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2 Table of Contents: “...Chapter 1. Mega-Events and Mega-Ambitions -- Chapter 2. 1988 Summer Olympics and the Rise of South...”

3 Table of Contents: “... Predictions Through Socio Economic Factors and Traditions in Summer Olympic Games: the Case of London 2012...”

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5 “... of COVID-19 and the postponed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and many other important topics in contemporary...”

6 “... the Summer Olympic Games 2012 were awarded to London, as well as an examination of how those promises had...”

7 “... drive towards national success at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. This would be a time when...”