On August 8, 2024, academics from around the globe met in Paris for the 11th International Sport Business Symposium. The conference, organised by Prof. Holger Preuß (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) in collaboration with Mathilde Foesser (Amos Sport Business School), addressed ‘The Future of the Olympic Games’.
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By Dr Ian Brittain and Prof David Jarvis (Coventry University), April – May 2024.
In early April 2024 Dr Brittain, a specialist in the study of the Paralympic Games and it’s legacies, and Prof David Jarvis, a specialist in transport policy, both from the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry University, travelled to Tokyo for six and a half weeks to study the impact of the Tokyo 2020ne Paralympic Games on accessible transport in Tokyo and beyond.
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By Dr Adam Talbot, Centre for Culture, Sport & Events, University of the West of Scotland
As part of my recent EventRights mobility to Rio de Janeiro, I revisited Vila Autódromo, a favela community that became emblematic of evictions linked to mega-events in the city.
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By Dr Joerg Koenigstorfer
The United States of America will host the Olympic Games in 2028 (Los Angeles).
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One of our Partner Leads, Prof Marcelo Cortes Neri, from the Fundacion Getulio Vargas has edited a newly published book from Routledge entitled Evaluating the Local Impacts of the Rio Olympics.
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Dr Mike Duignan reports from Tokyo.
With respect to subject focus, I sought to examine various place and tourism management, marketing and sustainable development opportunities challenges inherent in the lead up and soon to be live staging of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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