Do big sporting events such as the Olympics help boost tourist numbers in the long run? It all depends on where they take place, according to research.
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Articles on 2016 Rio Olympics
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South Korea’s lofty vision of transforming the region into a winter sports hub may be pipe dream.
A unified voice that gets heard.
When financial times are tight, only those with soft power ambitions can see the economic sense in World Cups or Olympic Games.
Rio’s sex workers were hoping the 2016 games would also boost their trade – but they were wrong.
The International Olympic Committee could suspend Kenya, putting it in the company of Kuwait.
Some Olympic venues have become withered husks – but it’s not all bad news.
Understanding the populism of the Putin government is more urgent than ever as Russia plays a major geopolitical role in the Middle-Eastern balance.
From Sharapova to the Brownlee brothers, 2016 has given us one step forward to one step back.
There are 16 contenders for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award… But who is the best athlete?
Proposals to introduce a national sport lottery system in Australia are not new.
Kids in the U.S. are not as fit as we might think, based on our the success of our athletic superstars. Why do we lag? It might have to do with inequality.
At one point, it looked like the games could be cancelled. But the carnival spirit has prevailed.
Research into the impact of intellectual disability on sports performance can ensure a level playing field.
The lasting effects of Olympic Games are measured in more than just concrete stadiums.
A tool in place of your arm or a stereo for your leg? How our attitudes towards human enhancement have changed.
The achievements of the Paralympians, and societal shift towards more inclusivity and the celebration of diversity, has had a dramatic effect on the lives of people living with disability.
The swimwear company has made the most of a messy situation.
Extensive drug use was reported at the 1952 Helsinki Games, but it was the death of two athletes that finally galvanized international sporting authorities into taking action against doping.
Kenya’s international success in track and field hides management inefficiencies and corruption that have frustrated athletes and fed a pipeline of runners willing to ditch the national flag
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor of Sport Management, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
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Lecturer in Event Management, University of the West of Scotland
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Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Associate Research Fellow, Coventry University
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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Deputy Associate Dean of Learning & Teaching, Senior Lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Director, Cities of Culture Research Observatory, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Stirling
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Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Canada
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
