This article presents the development of a new approach for measuring mega sport event
legacy and is based on the Olympic Games as a reference. The legacy of mega sport events …

Much has been written about the legacies of Olympic Games but there have been little
efforts to synthesize current knowledge. This has led to inconsistencies in defining …

The spiralling costs of hosting sports mega-events (SMEs) are usually justified by the
'legacies' that they produce. Therefore, this article begins by problematising the notion of …

Mega sporting events can be defined by their impacts and complexity in organisation and
delivery. This paper reviews the literature on the features of such events and, drawing …

The legacy of mega sporting events can be perceived in several ways. It can be seen as
positive or negative, tangible or intangible, territorial or personal, intentional or unintentional …

Increasingly, governments from both the developed and developing world look to hosting
sport mega-events as a way to stimulate development. There is much debate over what the …

Sport events are used more and more in both developing and developed contexts to
promote development (especially economic growth), enhance social cohesion and healthy …

Since the late 1970s, and the widely publicized debts of the Montreal Olympics in 1976, a
major feature of analysis of sports mega-events has been the gap between optimistic …

Events legacies have become a common feature in the public policy rhetoric surrounding
sport events of all sizes. Public policy planners and event organizers are increasingly …

The purpose of this article is to map and contextualise the evolution of the concept of legacy
over time using bid and final report documentation from Olympic Games host and candidate …