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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
My brother asked me to post this:
Should major sporting events be held in unstable countries?
Examples include the cricket world cup being held in Pakistan (supposedly), Fifa World Cup 2014 in Brazil, or even 2010 in South Africa. Perhaps also some of the Formula 1 circuit.
This is from a context of crime and also the possibility of terrorism.
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The cricket world cup is not being held in Pakistan, at least not for the foreseeable future. The next 3 sites are an India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka joint effort, Australia/NZ, and England.
As recently as the last year the Australian team has cancelled tours to Pakistan and India due to security concerns. India seems to be back in the good books, Pakistan remains on the outs it seems.
Add: Just read that Pakistan were due to be a co-host of the 2011 tournament but were stripped of that status after the Sri Lankan team was attacked in Lahore. A number of other tournaments and tours have been pulled out of Pakistan due to violence, so it seems the International Cricket Council has answered the question with a fairly firm "NO".