The purpose of this study is to extend previous research on organizational issues sport megaevents through the development a framework for Olympic Games. A three-step approach was taken. Firstly, systematic literature review conducted based journal articles, academic books, and official reports published by International Committee (IOC) Games Organizing Committees (OGOC). Secondly, identified w...

Gender verification: a concept whose time has come and passed? Gender verification was hardly an issue at the inception of the ancient Olympic games in Greece. Competition was restricted to men, and the competitors entered the stadium unclad. No doubt existed about their gender. However, with the addition of women to Olympic competition in 1912, concerns were raised about the possibility of men...

THE SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES By the time the Olympic Games began, over 11,300 athletes and 5,100 officials from 200 countries had arrived in Sydney. Over the Games period, a succession of mass gatherings took place, including the Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The latter event saw 110,000 spectators and thousands of athletes at Stadium Australia, and an estimated 1,000,...

BACKGROUND About one of every 5 athletes who participated in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta had a past history of asthma, had symptoms that suggested asthma, or took asthma medications. No previous study has determined the prevalence of asthma in all US athletes who participated in an Olympic Winter Games. OBJECTIVES We sought to determine how many US athletes who participated in th...

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Although the World wars and Cold war lead to cancellations and large boycotts of the Olympic Games in the 1900s, and various negative issues have hindered the Games throughout the years, the Olympic Games have been consistently bringing the world together ev...

This study aimed to identify the level of governance and its effectiveness within sports institutions, social responsibility workers institutions. It was used a descriptive approach (survey). Sample participants were recruited using comprehensive inventory method from clubs, federations Olympic Committee. A total 176 individuals as sample for study. Out individuals, researchers distributed 161 ...

In 1979, Canada’s federal government published a national policy on amateur sport. The policy document was ambiguously titled: Partners in the Pursuit of Excellence. In 2005, the federal government committed $55 million to an externally managed program titled Own the Podium. Unlike the policy document from 1979, there is nothing ambiguous about Own the Podium. It makes a definitive statement ab...

the aim of this study was to identify sport marketing barriers in iran from sport managers’ perspectives. the statistical population involved top managers of sport and youth ministry, national olympic committee and sport federations (n=80). sample was equal to the population and 67 questionnaires were returned correctly. a researcher-made questionnaire (with 40 items) was used to measure sport ...

the aim of the present study was to examine anthropometric characteristics and selected physical fitness factors in male elite athletes (epee, foil, sabre) of iran national fencing team. the statistical population consisted of 30 athletes of fencing national team (age range 22.2± 3.67 yr) in the three weapons (epee n=10, foil n=10 and sabre n=10). anthropometric characteristics (sitting height,...