In the UK, many disabled people continue to feel excluded from participating in sports.
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Today’s mega-events are often greener because of what was pioneered in 2012.
Mega-events like the Olympics have the potential to start important conversations around societal change. But improving the lives of disabled people takes much more than that.
Being a Games Maker at the London Olympics meant a free ticket, good memories and a great line on your CV. But capitalising on all that good will for the community takes government investment.
Research shows that hosting the Olympic Games rarely results in the legacy politicians aim for when selling the idea to the public.
Many primary school PE lessons have been outsourced to private sports contractors, resulting in the ‘deskilling’ of a generation of teachers.
Paralympic sport is meant to be inclusive and fair but athletes don’t face a level playing field. Those from higher income countries can compete more easily.
The Olympic Games are a theatre — sometimes farce, sometimes tragedy, reality TV, morality play or soap opera — where geopolitical, social and technological dramas are played out.
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Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
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Doctoral Prize Fellow, Sport, Business and Society Research Group, Loughborough University
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Professor of Sport Management, University College Dublin
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Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Professor, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Development, University of Hertfordshire
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Associate Professor in Sport Policy and Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Fellow (Education), University of Winchester
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Dean and Head of Academics, University Campus of Football Business (Etihad Campus)
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Principal Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality and Events, University of Sunderland
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor in Sport Management, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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Associate Professor in Disability Studies, Coventry University
