scholarly journals The Olympic Games and the Production of the Public Realm: Mexico City 1968 and Rio de Janeiro 2016

2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Canales
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Public Realm ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Olympic Games

Examining service quality and social impact perceptions of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Miguel Ribeiro ◽  
Abel Correia ◽  
Rui Biscaia ◽  
Carlos Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
City Image ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Olympic Games

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of service quality on perceived positive and negative social impact of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Design/methodology/approach A field study was conducted in Rio de Janeiro, and data were collected from residents who attended the Olympic Games through a self-administered questionnaire (n=519). The questionnaire included measures of perceived service quality, positive and negative social impact. A confirmatory factor analysis analysed the psychometric properties of the constructs, and a subsequent structural equation model examined the relationships between service quality and social impact perceptions. Findings The results show good psychometric properties of a multidimensional construct of service quality composed of the technical, functional, aesthetic, access, accommodation and complementary events dimensions. The service quality construct was significantly related to both positive social impact (city image and community pride enhancement, social experiences and public infrastructures) and negative social impact (social conflicts and costs) perceptions. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature by examining the role of service quality in sport mega-events and testing on different facets of social impact. The findings highlight that social atmosphere and new experiences in the Olympic Games are critical when planning these events.

Sports press coverage of Polish female athletes during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Natalia Organista ◽  
Zuzanna Mazur
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Press Coverage ◽  
Women's Sport ◽  
The Olympic Games

During the last Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the Polish female representatives won sig-nificantly more medals compared to men. This fact made the authors examine whether female athletes received proportionate media coverage compared to men. In the course ofresearch, articles from the two largest Polish dailies were analysed (“Gazeta Wyborcza” and “Fakt Gazeta Codzienna”). With the use of content analysis, 197 articles were analysed in order to check whether any quantitative and qualitative differences can be observed in describing women's and men's sport. The results show underrepresentation of press coverage regarding women's sport. The results of qualitative analysis also point to a number of differences when portraying women's and men's sport.

Economic cooperation between public and private sectors – a comparative analysis of the Olympic Games in Athens 2004 and London 2012

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Julia Jastrząbek
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Organisational Structure ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
London 2012 ◽  
Social Fields ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Economic Reality ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are considered to be the most important sports event in the world. In spite of the sports’ dimension of the Olympics, there are many other aspects which should be taken into consideration when thinking about the Olympics. These refer to economic, political, organisational and social fields. An appropriate budget, organisational structure, sports and non-sports infrastructure are just a few of the necessary issues. The major aim of this article is to present the spectrum of cooperation between the public and private sector during the Athens 2004 and London 2012 Olympic Games, the economic effectiveness of the Olympics in both cities and the realisation of the Olympic Legacy focused on post-game infrastructure and other facilities and areas of a socio-economic reality. The results of this study reveal that only a host city where an appropriate organisational structure, net of stakeholders, budget and strategy for Olympic infrastructure are established, is capable of drawing potential benefits from The Olympic Legacy.

scholarly journals HISTORICAL PRECONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION AND PLACE OF FEMALE BOXING IN THE MODERN SYSTEM OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPORTS MOVEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-159
Author(s):  
Molochko Anastasiia ◽  
Vysochina Nadiia
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sports Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Modern System ◽  
Female Sports ◽  
Scientific Substantiation ◽  
The Olympic Games

Introduction. The article examines the historical preconditions for the formation of female sports in the modern system of the international sports movement. Important historical events are analyzed and the key factors that have determined the development of female sports in the world and in Ukraine are identified. Aim is to determine the historical preconditions of formation and the place of female boxing in the modern conditions of the international sports movement. Material and methods: analysis of literature sources and Internet sites, expert surveys, pedagogical observation, content analysis, methods of mathematical statistics. The study is based on the analysis of literature sources, archival materials and opinions of experts on the problems of formation and development of female boxing in the world and in Ukraine. Results. It points to the long-term negative attitude of leading international sports organizations and the public to the idea of ​​developing and popularizing female boxing, including these competitions in the program of the Olympic Games of our time. The dynamics of an increase in the number of athletes and participating countries in international competitions in female boxing, a tendency to an increase in the number of weight categories in female boxing competitions at the Olympic Games are presented. The important problems that arise today in the process of female boxers’ training are analyzed and the key differences in the structure of their competitive activity in comparison with men are characterized. It is indicated that there is no need for scientific substantiation and development of a conceptual model for the development of female sports in the modern conditions of the international sports movement.

1. Brazil hosts the Olympic Games

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Anthony W. Pereira
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Opening Ceremony ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
First Time ◽  
National Experience ◽  
The Olympic Games

‘Brazil hosts the Olympic Games’ examines the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on 5 August 2016. This was the first time the games took place in South America. Watched live by hundreds of millions of people around the world, the four-hour ceremony reveals something about Brazil and its national experience. It provides insights into what makes Brazilians proud to be Brazilian, as well as anxieties behind those sources of pride. The themes concern the importance of nature and its preservation; the importance of the future in Brazilians’ view of the world; Brazil’s alleged vocation for peaceful inclusion; and the informality of the Brazilian way of getting things done.

Small Effects in Running

1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horst Behncke
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Biomechanical Model ◽  
The Olympic Games

The influence of altitude, wind, and track curvature is studied on the basis of a simple biomechanical model. The results are compared with some data from the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Munich, and Mexico City. The influence of these factors is found to be considerably larger than the current precision in the measurement of records.

scholarly journals Role of Education Assessment for Education Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Aitzhanov
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Assessment For Learning ◽  
Work History ◽  
Education Assessment ◽  
Education Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Olympic Games

The author studied the role of education assessment for education management. Humanity was particularly revered by oratorical people who were educated at any age. In ancient Greece, during the Olympic Games, in addition to sports competitions, scholars and poets also publicized their works. According to legend, Herodotus' work "History" was introduced to the public during the Olympics and spread throughout the country. Each country is proud of its genius. "Education which equates people with people", stated Auezov in his speech, a Kazakhstani writer. Assessment is important in the classroom at school every day. Assessment for learning is a process of developing and interpreting information that students and their teachers use to determine where they are in the learning process, in what direction they need to develop and how to reach the desired level. Keywords: analysis, generalization, evaluation, methodological level.

scholarly journals Den olympiske pengemaskine

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Skovgaard
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Public ◽  
Philosophy Of Life ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
Olympic Movement ◽  
Analytical Point ◽  
The City ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
The Olympic Games

Artikel om de moderne olympiske leges økonomi.The Olympic money machineOver a century after their start, the modern Olympic games constitute nothing less than the greatest regularly recurring global event. The modern Games are an event which attracts a great deal of attention and creates and consumes large quantities of resources, which also stem from public sources of finance and therefore from the ordinary tax-payer – in the first instance the citizens of the city in which the games are held. Over and above their role as a unique sporting event, the modern Games are the driving force in a comprehensive transnational concern, which from an analytical point of view is positioned at the intersection between the private market, the public sector and civilian society. Such a situation makes it relevant to shed light on the background against which the finances of the Olympic games as a business come into being and are distributed. This article considers the Olympic idea first and foremost as a sales object. This is simply because when the day arrives when the modern Games and their pregnant symbols – the Olympic logo, the Olympic flag, the Olympic motto, the Olympic hymn and the Olympic torch – no longer sell, many of the problems that currently grow out of and with the Olympic money machine will be a closed chapter. In this context sharp scrutiny is directed at the IOC, the organ which makes up the Olympic movement’s highest authority and which has a overriding influence on everything that takes place around the Olympic games enterprise. These two fixed points – the Olympic idea as a valuable marketing object and the IOC’s role as manager of that object by virtue of its position as leader of the Olympic movement and holder of the property rights to the modern Games – are grounded in a record of a series of events, which in 1998 and 1999 seriously shook the sustainability of the positive narrative about the Olympic games and of the Olympianism which was the philosophy of life superimposed on it. It is precisely the drawing power of that good narrative that makes it worthwhile for a multitude of companies of all sizes to pay large sums for the use of distinctive

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