“Mega Sporting Events” (MSEs)…have become a lightning rod for civil society campaigners and trade unionists that seek to highlight a range of social and environmental concerns across the event life-cycle...[B]ecause the preparation and staging of major events…entails large-scale corporate involvement and sponsorship, the companies concerned often become specific targets for campaigning…[T]he emphasis [of this paper] is on the breadth of human rights opportunities and risks across the life-cycle of MSEs. In attempting to analyse the extent to which human rights-related concerns are being addressed by sports governing bodies and the hosts of MSEs, examples of emerging good practices that advance respect for human rights are highlighted…[A]pparent gaps in the current governance behind these events are discussed, as are mounting human rights relevant concerns over several MSEs on the horizon. The paper concludes with…recommendations for key actors…to ensure that MSEs leave a positive human rights legacy…