To wrap up the week we are announcing the Top 20 Event Organizers - the latest category announcement from the iWorkinSport Most Attractive Employers in Sport Survey 2024 results.
This year’s Top 20 Event Organisers include some of the most popular and well-known global events. The Olympics, arguably the world’s highest profile sports event, are well represented with Paris 2024, Milano-Cortina 2026 and LA 2028 all appearing on the list. Football has a heavy presence on the list with Copa America 2024, FIFA World Cup 2026 and UEFA Euro 2024. All four tennis grand slam tournaments - Australian Open, Roland Garros (French Open), the US Open and Wimbledon - made the list as repeats from last year. Cycling events, requiring precise logistical organisation across multiple cities, made the list two times with the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France. Please check out the complete list below.
The list is the result of a study conducted by iWorkinSport, which surveyed more than 1,600 people from 83 countries representing all continents, with the majority already working in sport, and asked them a simple question: “If you could choose to work anywhere in sport, where would that be?”
At first, the respondents chose organisations divided into ten categories and, at the end, they indicated one single preferred choice, overall – the “Employer of their Dreams”.
The final rankings of the iWorkinSport Most Attractive Employers 2024 will be announced at an Awards ceremony at the Olympic Museum, in Lausanne, on June 4th, at a VIP dinner offered to recruiters and academic partners of the iWorkinSport Job Fair, which will take place the following day in Lausanne.
In the category Event Organizers, the 20 most-voted events were, in alphabetical order:
America's Cup 2024 (Sailing, ESP)
Australian Open (Tennis, AUS)
Copa America 2024 (Football, USA)
FIBA World Cup 2027 (Basketball, QAT)
FIFA World Cup United 2026 (Football, USA, MEX, CAN)
Giro d'Italia (Cycling, ITA)
LA 2028 (Olympics, USA)
League of Legends World Championships (Esports, GER, FRA, UK)
Milano Cortina 2026 (Olympics, ITA)
Paris 2024 (Olympics, FRA)
Roland Garros (Tennis, FRA)
Rugby World Cup 2027 (Rugby, AUS)
Ryder Cup 2025 (Golf, USA)
Six Nations (Rugby, ENG, FRA, WAL, ITA, SCO, IRL)
Super Bowl (American Football, USA)
Tokyo 2025 (Athletics, JPN)
Tour de France (Cycling, FRA)
UEFA EURO 2024 (Football, GER)
US Open (Tennis, USA)
Wimbledon (Tennis, ENG)
Over the coming weeks, the shortlists in each category will be announced. To find out which companies are shortlisted, follow iWorkinSport’s professional and social media channels: LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (or X) and iworkinsport.com.
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More about The Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2024
The survey was conducted from 16 January to 17 March 2023 and counted 1,619 respondents, from 101 nationalities, living in 83 countries, with 84% having at least a bachelor degree and 52% with postgraduate education, while 87% already work in sport. Detailed demographics data will be available in the report.
Disclaimer: As the name suggests, the Most Attractive Employers in Sport survey doesn’t necessarily measure employees’ satisfaction but rather the companies’ Employer Branding - as it is open to anyone with a desire to work in sport to participate.
About iWorkinSport
iWorkinSport is the Global Hub for all things career, recruitment and education in sport.
The company connects and provides solutions and opportunities to all stakeholders in the field of career development in sport - be it candidates, employers, employees, students, academic programmes, HR professionals, recruitment agencies, consultants, career coaches, etc. It also produces, aggregates and curates content and knowledge relevant to careers in sport.
iWorkinSport was created in 2017 with the aim to organise the first truly international career fair focused on the sports industry. It enables some of the most renowned organisations to meet, interview and recruit students and alumni from the most prestigious sport management programmes in the world.
World-class sports organisations have been in attendance, recruiting at the event. The next iWorkinSport Job Fair will happen in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 5th. For more information and to register, go to www.iworkinsport.com/jobfair.
Contact: For more information, contact info@iworkinsport.com.