Sport participation legacy and the olympic games: The case of sydney 2000, london 2012, and rio 2016

Reis, AC; Frawley, S; Hodgetts, D; Thomson, A; Hughes, K

Sport participation legacy and the olympic games: The case of sydney 2000, london 2012, and rio 2016

Reis, AC Frawley, S

Hodgetts, D Thomson, A Hughes, K

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Event Management, 2017, 21 (2), pp. 139 - 158
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Reis, AC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Frawley, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7552-3856	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hodgetts, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Thomson, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hughes, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Event Management, 2017, 21 (2), pp. 139 - 158	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1525-9951	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Cognizant, LLC. Sport participation as a legacy of the Olympic Games (OG) has frequently featured as a component of the "legacy package" that government bodies and organizing committees promote to the local communities to gain support for the hosting of these mega-events. However, only recently increased sport participation has been explicitly included as part of a legacy plan in OG candidature files. This article examines the changes and development of sport legacy planning and implementation from Sydney 2000, London 2012, and Rio 2016. The three case studies confirm that sport participation legacies are only achieved if host governments engage the community, develop long-term strategies, and coordinate efforts between different government portfolios and with a range of relevant stakeholders. So far, there is limited evidence available to demonstrate that relevant government bodies have attempted to strategically leverage the Games with the purpose of developing a sport participation legacy for the wider population.	en_US
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dc.subject.classification	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	en_US
dc.title	Sport participation legacy and the olympic games: The case of sydney 2000, london 2012, and rio 2016	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

© 2017 Cognizant, LLC. Sport participation as a legacy of the Olympic Games (OG) has frequently featured as a component of the "legacy package" that government bodies and organizing committees promote to the local communities to gain support for the hosting of these mega-events. However, only recently increased sport participation has been explicitly included as part of a legacy plan in OG candidature files. This article examines the changes and development of sport legacy planning and implementation from Sydney 2000, London 2012, and Rio 2016. The three case studies confirm that sport participation legacies are only achieved if host governments engage the community, develop long-term strategies, and coordinate efforts between different government portfolios and with a range of relevant stakeholders. So far, there is limited evidence available to demonstrate that relevant government bodies have attempted to strategically leverage the Games with the purpose of developing a sport participation legacy for the wider population.

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