scholarly journals Gender identity and Olympic games: The iridescence in Tokyo 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-178
Author(s):  
Dongye Lyu ◽  
Zhuotong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Sex Discrimination ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Fair Competition ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
Gender Characteristics ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The Olympic Games

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has brought great strides in terms of equality and inclusion. At least 185 publicly out LGBTIQ+ athletes have attended this global mega-event, which is more than triple the number from the 2016 Rio Olympics. This study investigates the sports participation of the LGBTIQ+ group based on qualitative method of literature review and logical analysis. It first examines the literature about the LGBTIQ+ group's sports participation and then sheds light on the evolution of gender characteristics of Olympics and sports from a historical research perspective. Finally, taking Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as an example, this work discusses the state quo and future of the LGBTIQ+ group's Olympic participation. The results indicate that sex discrimination in sports has a long history. As the most important global sporting event, the Olympic Games have gone through different stages from the "male-exclusivity" to the gender binary system. However, true gender equality has not yet been realized. In addition, it points out that the Tokyo Olympics is of positive significance for promoting inclusiveness and equality. The ever-developing inclusiveness and diversity will probably break the gender competition mechanism of the Olympic Games. Sports institutions need to deal well with issues of gender equality and fair competition

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Perspective on Sustainability and Innovation Governmentality: The Case of the Olympic Games as a Mega-Event

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endrit Kromidha ◽  
Laura J. Spence ◽  
Stephanos Anastasiadis ◽  
Darla Dore
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Innovative Methodology ◽  
Structured Analysis ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The Olympic Games

The purpose of this research is to analyze how governance is related to sustainability and innovation in mega-events over time by looking at the Olympic Games as a case study. Three main contributions are made to management research and practice. First, Foucauldian governmentality is built upon and enriched with a longitudinal perspective by following the evolution of Visibility, Techne, Episteme, and Identity analytics of governmentality. Second, an innovative methodology based on interviews, a systematic documentary review, and software-assisted thematic auto-coding for a theory-led structured analysis is applied. Third, the theoretical and empirical contribution of this study on the longitudinal aspects of governmentality over different parties and outlets of information could be used to guide practical and strategic decisions for managers and policy makers. In addition to its scholarly importance, this work is needed because mega-events can have a sustainable long-term impact, balancing legacy and innovative change.

scholarly journals Investigating residents’ attitudes of 2016 Olympic Games

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishwas Maheshwari ◽  
Janaina de Moura Engracia Giraldi ◽  
Maria Gabriela Montanari
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Country Branding ◽  
Opening Ceremony ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Internal Stakeholder ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
Residents Attitudes ◽  
The Olympic Games

Purpose Olympic Games provide an arguably unparalleled amount of opportunities for the host city and country in relation to economic and socio-cultural growth and development. However, the achievement of such long-term success measures lies with the holistic involvement of community groups, specifically residents, in the planning of the mega event. The purpose of this paper is to examine the residents’ attitudes of the 2016 Olympic Games and to verify moderating effects of place of residence in support of the Games. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected in Brazil in the months leading to the Rio Olympic Games using non-probabilistic convenience sampling. A total of 501 responses were collected prior to the opening ceremony of the event. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were applied. Findings The socio-cultural and economic dimensions had a positive and significant effect in support for the Olympic Games; however, the environmental dimension did not have such strong effect. Furthermore, differences between host and non-host city residents tested positive in support of the Olympic Games. Practical implications This study aims to contribute to the developing application of country branding by examining attitudes of internal stakeholder groups in the form of residents. Originality/value This research presents a conceptual model to further establish the importance of such attitudes for organizers and government authorities involved with the bidding, planning and management of mega events from a country branding perspective, particularly in developing countries such as Brazil.

The Economic Benefits of Mega Events: A Myth or a Reality? A Longitudinal Study on the Olympic Games

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengli Tien ◽  
Huai-Chun Lo ◽  
Hsiou-Wei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Winter Olympic Games ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The Olympic Games

This study concerns research related to mega events, such as the Olympic Games, to determine whether the economic impact of the Olympic Games on the host countries is significant. This study uses two methods, panel data analysis and event study, to test hypotheses based on the data from 15 countries that have hosted 24 summer and winter Olympic Games. The results indicate that the economic impact of the Olympic Games on the host countries is only significant in terms of certain parameters (i.e., gross domestic product performance and unemployment) in the short term. These findings provide decision makers with comprehensive and multidimensional knowledge about the economic impact of hosting a mega event and about whether their objectives can be realized as expected.

scholarly journals Visible or Invisible Games? A Critique on the Future of the World Games

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Li-Hong Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Second Tier ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The Olympic Games

Visible or Invisible Games? A Critique on the Future of the World GamesAs the crowded calendar of world sport and the increasing competition between sporting festivals is likely to affect more second-tier global sporting festivals than the Olympic Games (Cashman 2004, p. 134), this paper attempts to answer a few questions concerning the future of the World Games, i.e. a multi-sport mega event. The first and primary question is whether it is worthwhile to host the World Games. In this paper reasoned justification will be provided with a critical eye. Furthermore, questions will be raised about the when and particularly about the where. The content of the World Games' programs will be briefly discussed and critically evaluated as well. As an example the author will use the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for discussion.

Driving Tourism Through Sport Event in the Lipno Region

2018 ◽  
pp. 269-283
Author(s):  
Petr Studnička ◽  
Pavel Attl
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Olympic Games

Olympic Games have already been the top worldwide followed sporting event for 120 years. Until recently the Olympic Games were in terms of tourism associated exclusively with visitors' passive follow up. That status started to change with the emergence of an entirely new phenomenon called the Olympic parks. Based on this phenomenon is a research focusing on establishing an Olympic Park 2016 in Lipno nad Vltavou, Czech Republic. Part of the research was to analyze the impact of the Olympic Park it had on the region and the authors evaluated both positive and negative effects. The result of this research was to determine the main impacts of the Olympic Park on the destination, in the short and long terms. The authors concluded that the construction of the Olympic Park was a major impulse for the development of tourism in the area.

Media Change at the Olympic Games

Sport 2.0 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Miah
Keyword(s):  
Political Change ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Media Industries ◽  
History Of ◽  
Media Change ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The Olympic Games

This chapter examines the history of media change at the Olympic Games. It shows how how the expansion of the mega-event media industries has led to greater exclusivism over reporting privileges. In turn, this has narrowed the lens through which reporting takes place—even if the coverage volume has increased. It also explores how the Olympic Games stimulate geo-political discussions about media change on a global scale and how this can influence wider socio-political change.

Olympics and International Sports Law Research Guide

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Cho
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Sports Law ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
Olympic Movement ◽  
The Olympic Games

AbstractThe Olympic Games are the world's most recognised international sporting event alongside the FIFA World Cup. Started in ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were revived in modern times in 1896 and occur every four years. This article, by Esther Cho, discusses how to research the structure and legal aspects of the Olympic Movement. It also encompasses the general array of international sports law resources connected to the Olympic Movement.

scholarly journals The republic of consumption at the Olympic Games: globalization, Americanization, and Californization

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Dyreson
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Action Sports ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
The World ◽  
Us Government ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Olympic Games

AbstractAction sports such as beach volleyball and snowboarding have recently become popular commodities at the Olympics. While some observers view these new sports as global phenomena with transnational origins, they were incubated in California and are linked to the promotion of American visions of affluence. The encroachment of these sports onto global stages at the Olympics signals the continuing historical power of Californization, a particular brand of Americanization. The efforts to Californize the world through Olympic sports is considerably older than the debut of action sports, dating to the 1920s and 1930s when a coalition of US government agents, sports promoters, and corporate entrepreneurs began to articulate a strategy to mask Americanization campaigns in the world's leading sporting event under the veneer of California style. In the process they ‘dis’-invented historical traditions, in particular Olympic sports, in order to amplify their prospects in global markets.

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