OLYMPIC LEGACIES

Critical Analysis of Olympic Legacies

Critical Analysis of Olympic Legacies

Introduction

Analysis of the legacy of mega-sporting events has focused on the economic benefits of urban regeneration and tourism. One aspect of this legacy is the potential enhancement of the employability of volunteers; the Pre-volunteer Program associated with the 2002 Commonwealth Games was attributed with providing training and qualifications, although a lack of long-term monitoring makes it impossible to conclude how many volunteer participants moved into employment, as a result. The Olympics, whether it is the winter or summer games, are held every four years respectively (Webster, 2000, 123).

The two games occur two seasonal games take place two years apart from each other, providing entertainment for the public on a more consistent basis. The first modern Olympic Games were an outstanding success. Despite the fact that the Olympics took less than 250 athletes, the game has become the largest sporting event ever passed from the time of ancient Greece. Greek officials were so pleased that put forward the proposal of "eternal" playing games at their home Olympics in Greece, but the IOC introduced a rotation between independent states, so that every four years the Olympic Games have changed the venue. This paper is going to focus on the economic and sustainability legacy of Olympics.

Definitions of Legacy

Different definitions of Legacy have been discussed in the past. Legacy is basically the inheritance of the positive and negative aspects that occurred in the past with respect to the specific subject. It can be included anything like the legacy in history that can be analysed for observing the past events. A significant achievement was represented by the development agencies and policy-makers in London and in the United Kingdom because of the acquisition of the London 2012 Games. The objective of the creation of the developmental legacies was to establish benefits for the society that last. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the notion of legacy has been defined as anything that is handed by an ancestor or predecessor.

Use of Legacy Theory

Different theories of legacy have been given. The UK government undertook the ambitious task of ensuring a UK-wide legacy of the 2012 Games formulated in six promises and a comprehensive delivery strategy. The UK government's approach to the Games' legacy was in line with its sustainable strategy. The UK government's approach to the Games' legacy was in line with its sustainable strategy. The delivery of any social, economic or sporting legacy entails designing systems of governance to guide and steer collective actions towards a consensus amongst various parties concerned. More specifically, this article interrogates the modes of governance of the London Games sustainable sport legacy. The construction of Olympic legacy therefore, provides a new policy space where old and new actors interact in order to negotiate the meaning of legacy and how visions of it are to be achieved (Ritchie, 2001, 3). The involvement of the UK government in shaping the legacy of the 2012 London Games provides an informative example for the governmentalization of new spheres of state ...