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Olympic Gigantism and the Multifaceted Concept of Sports Venues

In: Cultural and Tourism Innovation in the Digital Era

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  • Melina Giannakopoulou

    (University of Peloponnese)

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The immense growth in popularity and the universal acceptance of the Olympic ideals has led, amongst others, to an increase in all aspects of Games participation, organization, complexity and cost. Increases in the number of sports, disciplines and events, as well as competing nations, athletes and attending media, have led to a quadrupling in numbers and requirements in all Games-related areas. These increases have affected not only the number of technical officials, workforce, security, volunteers, accommodation and transport, but most notably the number and size of venues and their standards. Through literature review this paper discusses the key factors in connection to the increasing scale and scope of the Olympics and outlines the underlying problems, whilst simultaneously shedding light on the diverse and controversial attributes ascribed to sports venues, which impede their post-Games management.

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  • Melina Giannakopoulou, 2020. "Olympic Gigantism and the Multifaceted Concept of Sports Venues," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Vicky Katsoni & Thanasis Spyriadis (ed.), Cultural and Tourism Innovation in the Digital Era, pages 111-121, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-030-36342-0_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36342-0_9
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    Keywords

    Olympic gigantism; Spots venues; Flagships; White elephants;
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    JEL classification:

    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • Z20 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - General
    • Z23 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Finance
    • Z28 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Policy

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