The International Olympic Committee (IOC) requires cities that bid for the Olympic Games to
formulate a legacy strategy. This case follows a sport professional tasked with developing an …

Abstract The Olympic Games is the world's largest and most complex sporting event to host
and manage. Creating and managing a legacy plan for a host city is important because it …

Hosting an Olympic Games is expected to generate tourism legacies for the host city, region,
and country well beyond the event. Since a host city's tourism industry plays an important …

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 …

Sport heritage is increasingly being recognised as a potent instigator of tourism; be it touring
a historic stadium, visiting a sports hall of fame, or participating in a sport fantasy camp …

Over the last twenty years, many cities, regions and countries have introduced strategies
and policies to systematically host sports events, and allocated human and financial …

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 …

What remains of a great sporting spectacle after the last race is run or the final match is
played? How can the vast expense of mounting such events be justified? What if there is …

This paper reflects upon the development and increased acceptance for heritage becoming
a key component of sport tourism research. The original sport heritage typology, as posited …

The hosting of mega-events such as the Olympic Games provides a short period of intense
excitement for residents and enhances the long-term awareness of the host destination in …