Summer Olympic Games Hosting Infrastructure Requirements: Still Too Big for Most of the World?
Subject
Olympics - Planning ; Olympic host city selection ; Olympic movement ; Olympism ; Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες - Σχεδιασμός ; Επιλογή πόλης υποδοχής για τους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες ; Ολυμπιακό κίνημα ; ΟλυμπισμόςKeywords
Olympic Games ; Agenda 2020 ; The New Norm ; Infrastructure ; Global cityAbstract
The Summer Olympic Games are currently only being awarded to global giant cities,
with Tokyo, Paris, and Los Angeles slated to host the next three Summer Games.
This study aims to examine why global giant cities are currently the only type of city
hosting the Games. Furthermore, it aims to define and create an understanding of
how another type of city, the mid-tier city, will be able to again host the Games in
the future as they have in the past, in cities such as Barcelona, Sydney, and Athens.
The literature shows that a history of gigantism and scandals has forced the IOC to
the point where it had little choice but to choose only global giant cities because of
failed public referenda and intense media scrutiny. Additional research conducted
amongst a select group of Olympic experts found that there is a strong belief mid tier cities will once again be hosts of the Games, and that the future of the Olympic
Games is bright thanks to the changes outlined in Agenda 2020 and The New Norm.
The project concludes with recommendations for the IOC to go even further in its
reforms to guarantee that Olympic ideals and Olympism are central to everything
the IOC does, improving the reach and impact of the Olympic Movement and
allowing mid-tier cities to once again be part of the narrative about hosting the
Summer Olympic Games.
Number of pages
151Faculty
Σχολή Επιστημών Ανθρώπινης Κίνησης και Ποιότητας ΖωήςAcademic Department
Τμήμα Οργάνωσης και Διαχείρισης ΑθλητισμούPost-graduate program
Ολυμπιακές Σπουδές, Ολυμπιακή Παιδεία, Οργάνωση και Διαχείριση Ολυμπιακών ΕκδηλώσεωνLanguage
English
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