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 |
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| 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: | 05 Nov 2024 10:20 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/36945 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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Pappous, Athanasios.
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