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The Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are the greatest sporting event in the world, bringing together the best athletes from around the globe and attracting millions of spectators. For the athletes, the Games are often the pinnacle of their sporting careers, offering the chance to compete at the very highest level in their chosen disciplines. For just over two weeks, the Olympic host city becomes the stage for this drama, a festival of sporting excellence and a celebration which has the power to move people and inspire younger generations to take up sport and pursue healthier and more active lifestyles.
For any host country, it is also the chance to write its own chapter in the history of the Olympic Games and to share in the unique values and spirit of the Olympic Movement. And yet the Olympic Games are about far more than showcasing a city and creating great memories. For hosts, the impact can and should be felt many years after the Olympic flame has been extinguished. They provide genuine lasting benefits, which can transform an Olympic city, region and country.
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These major events generate attention, investments and potential for the organising city and thus act as a driver for development. Many cities showed that even without actually hosting such a major event a city could already benefit from the catalytic-effect to speed up existing urban developments.
OLYMPISM: “sport, effort and example as the mean to raise the overall standards of humankind. The combina-tion of sport in culture and education, to social responsibility and in respect for ethic principles”. (IOC, 2016)
Awareness and importance of including a well-planned legacy framework in the post-event periods across countries.
Awareness and importance of including a well-planned legacy framework in the post-event periods across countries.
Global Context
Framework on how to include urban regeneration planning principles across city-level development plans
Framework on how to include urban regeneration planning principles across city-level development plans
Country
Raises the profile of the city, increased tourist income, longterm infrastructure investments
Raises the profile of the city, increased tourist income, longterm infrastructure investments
Design strategies for better use of Olympic venues to create value to the community (Improved quality of life)
Design strategies for better use of Olympic venues to create value to the community (Improved quality of life)
Olympic Venues City
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