Sport Politics and the Olympics

Sport and politics have long been linked, but the Olympic Games represent the most political sports event of all. The following article focuses on two of the most important aspects of the Olympics (and sports ‘mega-events’ in general) that students of politics and international relations could make...

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Published in:Political studies review 2013-01, Vol.11 (1), p.15-25
Main Author: Grix, Jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
International Relations
legacies
leveraging
Olympic Games
soft power
sport politics
Sports
Students
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Summary:Sport and politics have long been linked, but the Olympic Games represent the most political sports event of all. The following article focuses on two of the most important aspects of the Olympics (and sports ‘mega-events’ in general) that students of politics and international relations could make a major contribution towards: the use of the Olympics by states to showcase the host nation and the hoped-for ‘legacies’ that arise from them. Both aspects are, of course, interlinked: the ‘legacies’ are often put forward as the key rationale for the bidding for, and hosting of, the Olympics.
ISSN:1478-9299
1478-9302
DOI:10.1111/1478-9302.12001