The Olympic Legacies

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Abstract

The Olympic legacy is the initiate that pertains to Olympic gaming, with regard to the benefit of the society. The idea of the Olympic legacy encompasses of longer term and perpetual benefits that are rendered to the host country in significant areas that include economic, sporting, social volunteering and regeneration. The event of Olympics is the most momentous event of sporting across the globe. The tradition of Olympics dates back to 1200 years, and therefore, it encompasses of rich heritage that signifies global sporting. The gaming event has 200 participant nations, with numerous games. Host countries reap great economic, social and recreational benefits from the event. The paper assesses benefits rendered by the Olympic legacy to the United Kingdom, in the year 2012. It examines the impact of Olympic legacy upon future generations of the host country.

Chapter I: Introduction

The purpose of the study is to examine the benefits that are rendered by the Olympic District, as well as, the sustainability of the London Park as an innovation district in competitive measures. The chapter discusses background of Olympic, as well as, the rationale of the Global sporting events. The section further states the importance and elaborates ideas and research upon Olympic heritage and history. It focuses upon the relationship between sporting and society in general, as well as, between Olympic event and society. It discusses the concept of Olympic legacy, as well as, the significance of the event pertaining to future generation. It explains the rationale of interest in particular area, as well as, the benefits rendered by the London Olympic District towards the society (McHugh, 2006, pp. 14-36).

Back ground of the study

Olympic Games are the paramount of international sporting. It has emerged with a sporting heritage of more than 1200 years, pertaining to the auspicious history of Greece. For over a millennium Olympic gaming has been the paramount of Global nations competing against each other. The event is colossal is scale, and therefore, it renders great benefits to the society However, the execution of such magnificent Olympic event takes a magnificent arrangement. With the innovation of technology, the process of Olympic event management gave birth to the concept of Olympic innovation districts. There are several innovation districts around the globe, which are, crafted for Olympic execution, whereas, the latest is the London National Park. The Park was made an Olympic district for the 2012 event. The study attempts to assess the legacy of the innovation district, as well as, the feasibility of the London National Park on strategic basis and grounds (Jones et al, 2005, pp. 7-8).

The Olympic legacy has been revived by the mankind for past 12 centuries, and therefore, it is backed by strong societal rationale, as well as, economic merits that foster and signify the status of a society. The paper compares innovation districts for 2012, with other innovation districts and describes the benefits renders to the society, as well as, their current standing as an innovation district.

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