Essays about: "Olympics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the word Olympics.

  1. 11. A Compromised Legacy? Investigating the embodiment of Olympism values within the Olympic bidding process

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Sophia Mohamed Harith; [2020]
    Keywords : Olympics; Bidding Process; Olympism; Leveraging; Legacy;

    Abstract : The international and commercialised recognition of the Olympic Games can bring upon prestigious benefits to a country's Olympic Games legacy. Due to this, candidate cities have capitalised on this opportunity to leverage their bids to successfully secure hosting rights. READ MORE

  3. 12. Sustainable Physical Legacy Development via Large-Scale International Sport Events

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Solaleh Abedi; Marvin Lannefeld; Elizabeth Moore; Elin Olsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Infrastructure; Commonwealth Games; Legacy; Olympics;

    Abstract : In an increasingly urban society, cities pose both challenges and opportunities to move towards a more sustainable society. This study examines the role of large-scale international sport events in sustainable development within host cities, with a focus on the physical legacies that they leave behind. READ MORE

  4. 13. Finger flexion and wrist extensor capacities in swedish climbers, related to strength, endurance and injury

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Avdelningen för idrottsmedicin

    Author : Kristoffer Lindbäck; [2020]
    Keywords : Climbing; Finger flexion; Half-crimp; injuries; Wrist extension;

    Abstract : Climbing is a rapidly growing sport, and the inclusion in the 2021 Olympics will further push the popularity.  The numerous originalities of Sport climbing (SC) is the intense use of finger, hands and forearms to displace the body on vertical to fully overhangning wall profiles. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Values of Olympism in Conformance with Rule 50.2 of the Olympic Charter

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Niklas Johannes Hack; [2020]
    Keywords : Olympics; Athletes Rights; Governance; Olympic Charter; Foucault; Values; Olympism;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to illuminate and analyse how the values of Olympism are coherent with Rule 50.2 of the Olympic Charter.In order to carry out this assignment the Case Study is chosen as research design. The data are collected by a semi-systematic literature review, using secondary data and IOC policy documents. READ MORE

  6. 15. The legitimising role of accounting in a public debate: A case study of the Swedish candidacy for hosting the Olympic winter games 2026

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Anna Sandäng; Eric Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Role of accounting; legitimacy process; budgetary discourse; orders of worth;

    Abstract : In this thesis we examine the legitimising role of accounting in a public debate. We draw upon a case study of Sweden's candidacy for hosting the Winter Olympics in 2026, in which the budget for the games played a central and at the same time problematic role. READ MORE