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The impact of winter Olympic games participation on NHL attendance
The Winter Olympics occur once every four years during the first few weeks of February, which is in the middle of the National Hockey League (NHL)...
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Body composition assessment in a large cohort of Olympic athletes with different training loads: possible reference values for fat mass and fat-free mass domains
AimsTo assess body composition by means of BOD POD in the large cohort of Italian Olympic athletes of many sport disciplines (studied at the same...
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Respecting the Right to Nationality in International Sport
International sports pledge to eradicate discriminatory practices, yet paradoxically continue to support discrimination on the grounds of...
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Practical Application of Altitude/Hypoxic Training for Olympic Medal Performance: The Team USA Experience
Although scientific conclusions remain equivocal, there is evidence-based research, as well as anecdotal support, suggesting that altitude training...
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Out of the Closet and Onto the Olympic Floor: A Qualitative Look at Social Media User’s Perceptions of Transgender Olympic Athletes
To date, there are limited qualitative studies examining the integration of transgender athletes within professional, amateur, and elite sports....
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Bei**g Blue: Impact of the 2008 Olympic Games and 2014 APEC Summit on Air Quality
This paper examines the effects of interventions to reduce air pollution during two international events on air quality in Bei**g and its neighbor...
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The Olympic Games, nation branding, and public diplomacy in a post-pandemic world: Reflections on Tokyo 2020 and beyond
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were the first postponed Olympic Games, held in 2021, during an outbreak of a global pandemic, with strict restrictions...
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A New Era for the Olympic Games Following a Sustainability Path: The Case of Milan-Cortina 2026
Moving from the theoretical paradigm of sustainability applied to events, this chapter proposes the case of Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games...
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Olympic Boycotts Are Short-Sighted and Negative
Richard W. Pound was one of the first IOC members to speak out in 2020 in support of postponing the Tokyo Olympic Games as the preparations for the...
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Tokyo Olympic “Bubble”: The Spatialisation of Corona Politics for and around the 2020 Games
The Tokyo Olympic programme took place in 43 venues, primarily in Tokyo and vicinity, but it was the construction of an Olympic “Bubble” and the...
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Depressive symptoms among Olympic athletes during the Covid-19 pandemic
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to analyze athlete-specific psychological strain among Olympic athletes following the postponement of the Tokyo...
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Intelligent renovation of existing Olympic venues: digital design and construction strategy of a DfD-based prefabricated structure system
This article introduces introduces a new prefabricated and assembled steel structure system and its key construction technologies for repeated...
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From Tamed Bodies to Tamed Cities: The Hypothesis of Olympic Neoliberalism
This chapter challenges the assumption that surveillance technologies serve the Olympics and argues that, instead, the Games offer an opportunity to...
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Low Carbon Management of Bei**g 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Being the most influential multi-sport event in the world, the Olympic Games creates an increasingly important demonstration effect on the major...
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Olympic Planning, Profit, and Participation: Towards a Children’s rights-based Approach to Sport mega-event Research?
It is well-established that sport mega-events remain highly relevant sites of enquiry for sociologists of leisure. Whereas sport mega-events are...
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Feasibility of the Olympic marathon under climatic and socioeconomic change
There are concerns about the impact of climate change on Olympic Games, especially endurance events, such as marathons. In recent competitions, many...
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The Hegemonic Strength of the London Olympic Park Project
The London Olympic bid built on the old government's intention to promote redevelopment schemes in the East End of London. The Olympic Park Project...
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An Ethico-Political Evaluation of the Necessity for a Referendum over any Future German Olympic Bid
The implementation of referenda in advance to an Olympic bid is common in Western democratic countries. In many cases, they have produced negative...
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An Olympic China: Preparing for Bei**g 2008
This chapter continues the chronological assessment of Chinese sport and sport policy from reform up to the current moment. The new millennium in...