- The Summer Olympics filled with jubilation both to the host country and the incoming visitors (Olympic Games 1992).
- Visiting of memorable places by both local and foreign tourists.
- Foreign exchange injected into Barcelonan economy.
- Services like accommodation, boarding, lodging, intra-city transportation, tour guiding and health offered (Pattie 2004).
- The City’s infrastructural set up greatly improved.
- Attracted both the local and overseas population.
- Business activities like hotel industry, tour agencies and real estate thrived (Brown 2006).
- Improved standards of living.
- Better housing and health facilities due to increased income.
- Barcelona grew in popularity in Europe apart from Rome, Paris and London (Organization 1992).
- After nomination to host the 1992 Summer Olympics, the preparation for the oncoming international games began in earnest (Anon.1992, Summer Olympics 2004).
- The City connected to the Sea by two major constructions namely a Village and a Port.
- Both were meant to facilitate the smooth coordination of the games.
- Sports centres were constructed in Diagonal and also in other locations.
- Another remarkable feature was the Barcelonan ring roads built within the city to ease movement of people and automobiles (Fred 2007).
- No boycotts like the previous years.
- Attributed to significant changes in world politics (Brown 2006).
- The abolition of apartheid in South Africa was an important political event.
- The country could prepare itself for the Olympics in an atmosphere free of racial segregation (Olympics Information 2001).
- The legendary Olympic flame pot lit by Antonio Rebollo.
- Paula Sant Jordi venue was prepared for baseball and volleyball last rounds while Estadi Olympic de montjuiic was reserved for both the preliminaries and closing Events (Erich1999).
- Barcelona chosen in favour of Belgrade, Amsterdam and Paris (Olympic Games 1992).
- Sants Montjuiic zone was preserved for gymnastics and fencing games.
- The preparation highly favored by brilliant summer weather.
- Attracted greater audience who attended both as fans and tourists (Kimmage 2004).
- The Summer Olympics left remarkable impacts on the city and its occupants.
- Rapid urbanization.
- Multi-million investments on social amenities like the construction of modern hotels.
- A contemporary airport called El Prat constructed in Barcelona, improved standard and quality of life.
- Improved city appearance which attracted tourism.
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