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Lessons from abroad: Hosting the Olympics does not necessarily lead to increased grass roots

Pappous, Athanasios (2012) Lessons from abroad: Hosting the Olympics does not necessarily lead to increased grass roots. House Magazine, 36 (142). pp. 40-41. ISSN 0309-0426. (KAR id:36945)

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Abstract

One of the most prominent key pledges set out from the organizers of the 2012 Games

was to make the UK a world-leading sporting nation. From looking at the 2004 Olympic

Games in Athens, we observed that the host city obtained some tangible legacies in

terms of transport infrastructure and urban regeneration, while the benefits in terms of

an increase in grass root sport.

Item Type: Article
Additional information: Permission provided by Dods 27th November 2013 by telephone to archive the published version. Originally published in The House Magazine Vol 36 Issue 142 July 2012.
Uncontrolled keywords: legacy, Olympic Games
Subjects: A General Works > AZ History of Scholarship. The Humanities
H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Sport and Exercise Sciences
Depositing User: Athanasios Pappous
Date Deposited: 27 Nov 2013 12:41 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:13 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/36945 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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