Heritage sporting events (HSEs): issues and prospects.

This chapter focuses on the relationship between sports heritage events and tourism. First the historical development of heritage sporting events (HSEs) and the relationship between HSEs and tourism are considered. This is followed by examination of the Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival, a sports heritage event in Turkey identified by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010 when it was added to the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.