Sport Participation and Olympic Legacies A Comparative Study Routledge Research in Sport Politics and Policy Series
This book examines claims that the Olympic Games are a vehicle to inspire and increase mass sport participation. It focuses on the mass sport participation legacy of the most recent hosts of the summer Olympics, including Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo.
It is organised by host city/country and applies an analytical framework to each, addressing the socio-political context that shapes sport policy, the key changes in sport policy, the structure and governance of community sport, the Olympic and Paralympic legacy, and the changes in mass sport participation before, during, and after the Games.
The book is important reading for students, researchers, and policymakers working in sport governance, sport development or management, and the sport policy sector.
1. Introduction. 2. Atlanta 1996: celebration of a century. 3. Sydney 2000: the spirit of Australia. 4. Athens 2004: welcome home. 5. Beijing 2008: one world, one dream. 6. London 2012: inspire a generation. 7. Rio 2016: a new world. 8. Tokyo 2020(+1): united by emotion. 9. Conclusion.
Spencer Harris is Associate Professor of Sport Management at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.
Mathew Dowling is Senior Lecturer in the Cambridge Centre for Sport & Exercise Sciences, at Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
Date de parution : 05-2023
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 08-2021
15.6x23.4 cm
Thème de Sport Participation and Olympic Legacies :
Mots-clés :
Sport Participation; Sport Policy; sport development; Mass Sport Participation; managing community sport; Sport Participation Legacy; grassroots sport; Elite Sport; Community Sport; Community Sport Policy; sport in the UK; Community Sport Participation; sport in the USA; Host Cities; sport in Russia; Participation Legacy; non-profit sport; public sport services; CSPs; sport governance; UK Sport; National Fitness Programme; Legacy Planning; Mass Sporting Events; Social Sport Instructors; Tokyo 2020 Games; Mass Sport; Rio; Mass Sport Development; Sydney 2000 Olympic Games; Promote Sport Participation; Amateur Sports Act; Private Fitness Centres