the capacity to inspire higher levels of population PA under the auspices of broader public health legacies and in addition to impacts across economy, education, and urban infrastructure. The theoretical pathways through which Olympic influences on activity are suspected to operate are via
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Physical Activity Among Urban-Living Middle-Aged and Older Japanese During the Build-Up to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games: A Population Study
Michael Annear, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, and Yasuo Shimizu
Governance of Post-Olympic Games Legacy Organizations: A Comparative Study
Jinsu Byun, Mathew Dowling, and Becca Leopkey
Hosting the Olympics presents increasing challenges; thus, creating positive, sustainable legacies has become a key area of consideration ( Scheu et al., 2019 ). The Olympic Movement presents the concept of legacy as a way to benefit from hosting ( Leopkey & Parent, 2012 ). Since multiple
The Political Economy of Mass Sport Participation Legacies From Large-Scale Sport Events: A Conceptual Paper
Alana Thomson, Kristine Toohey, and Simon Darcy
The promise of a mass sport participation legacy as an outcome of hosting a large-scale sport event is commonly featured in bid documents and the political rhetoric surrounding large-scale sport events ( Reis, Frawley, Hodgetts, Thomson, & Hughes, 2017 ; Toohey, 2008 ). In this article, we
Beyond Olympic Legacy: Understanding Paralympic Legacy Through a Thematic Analysis
Laura Misener, Simon Darcy, David Legg, and Keith Gilbert
Over the last decade a great deal of work has examined major sport event legacies and event leverage. Much of this work has involved Olympic studies and this paper seeks to add to the body of knowledge surrounding major sport event legacies by examining the largely overlooked area of the Paralympic Games. The Paralympic Games are the second largest multisport event after the Olympic Games depending upon which parameters are used and since Sydney 2000 there has been an ‘operational partnership’ where bid cities are required to host both Games. Yet, few studies have evaluated the comparative outcomes, legacies and event leverage that Paralympic games have generated. This paper addresses this absence by conducting a thematic analysis of Paralympic legacy research. The thematic analysis used a combination of keywords involving event legacy across 13 major academic databases. Of the 43 articles identified as having Paralympic legacy related content only 13 articles empirically investigated Paralympic legacy. In reviewing the research, it is noted that the bulk of the research has focused on Summer Paralympic Games with little interest in the Winter Paralympic Games. The major findings for legacy-based research include: infrastructure; sport; information education, and awareness; human capital; and managerial changes. However, while these findings may seem congruent with major event legacies frameworks conceptually, an examination of the detailed findings shows that Paralympic legacy research is isomorphic and adds a new component to existing legacy dimensions.
Temporal Variations in the Relationship Between Legacies and Support: A Longitudinal Case Study in Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Claudio M. Rocha
committees have strongly relied on the concept of legacy. Legacy is any tangible or intangible structure that is created as a consequence of hosting the OG ( Preuss, 2007 ). Legacies are not necessarily positive, although the IOC and organizers tend to assume that negative legacies do not exist when they
Legacy Branding: The Posthumous Utilization and Management of Athlete Brands
Antonio S. Williams, Zack P. Pedersen, and Kelly J. Brummett
similarities between athletes and celebrities, how an athlete’s estate and other key stakeholders (e.g., team, league, sponsors) communicate their brand postmortem, and protect various elements of the athlete’s brand, play into the burgeoning concept of legacy branding. The emergence of literature surrounding
Principled, Modest, and Giving … Don Hellison’s Impact Through the Eyes of His Peers
Hans van der Mars
This paper consists of reflections by a group of higher education peers on Don Hellison’s impact and legacy. The group of peers reflects a mix of gender, history and (work) experience with Hellison, and philosophical positions. Their views are presented around thematic topics, based on written responses to select questions. Some of the themes include Hellison’s impact on school physical education, physical education teacher education, his atypical role and identity as a researcher and scholar, and him being ahead of his time. The consensus view across Hellison’s peers is Hellison having impacted K–12 physical education, physical education teacher education, and the sport pedagogy research enterprise in significant ways that will be long lasting.
Modeling Residents’ Mega Sport Event Social Value: Integrating Social and Economic Mechanisms
Jordan T. Bakhsh, Marijke Taks, and Milena M. Parent
Games, “are ambulatory occasions of a fixed duration that attract a large number of visitors, have a large mediated reach, come with large costs, and have large impacts on the built environment and the population” ( Müller, 2015 , p. 638). Through legacy initiatives and leveraging strategies, event
Don Hellison’s Life and Legacy: Introduction to the Special Issue
Paul M. Wright and David Walsh
This special issue of Journal of Teaching in Physical Education celebrates the life and legacy of Don Hellison (1938–2018). Through a career spanning more than four decades, Don established himself as a thoughtful leader and trailblazer in sport and physical education pedagogy. He was an early
Student Learning in Physical Education Through the Lens of a “Curriculum Specialist”
Senlin Chen and Alex Garn
defining, understanding, and promoting student learning within the realm of curriculum. Her legacy and impact on the field of physical education pedagogy are enormous and highly regarded by peer scholars, and her influence will persist for years to come. We, as beneficiaries who have consumed and learned
