Background: Our study investigated the effect of elite sport on physical activity (PA) practice
in the general population. Methods: Structured Boolean searches were conducted across 5 …

Research question Can evidence of trickle-down-effects be observed among youth living in
the hometowns of Canadian athletes that competed and/or won medals at the London 2012 …

The sport legacy among ethnic minorities has been neglected despite the positive outcomes
of active lifestyle and social inclusion. The current research, applying time series analysis …

Research question This study aims to better understand and conceptualise the dynamics of
inspirational elite sport. Specifically, taking Belgian hockey as a case study, this article is …

Purpose This study aims to examine the drivers of membership at the micro-level to
influence club retention rates and promote positive health-related behaviours through …

As can be seen from the figure, it is claimed that major sporting events produce a variety of
benefits from tangible effects, such as increased tourism and foreign investments (Jakobsen …

The article critically examines the “pyramid” metaphor for mass-participation sports. It
focuses on the heterogeneity of intra-group structure and motives among adult amateurs …

Research question: It is a common expectation among politicians, civil servants and sport
managers that hosting a major sporting event or achieving international elite sport success …

What kind of role do sports champions play in the COVID-19 epidemic? Do they contribute to
the mitigation of the epidemic by some pathway? In this paper, we empirically explore the …

The economic importance of sport has been developing from several methodological
origins. Most economic research into the sport economies develops indicators for gross …