Rio 2016 and Sport Legacies: The Legacies of the Olympic Games for Youth At-risk in Rio de Janeiro: Final Research Report

Arianne C. Reis, Fabiana R. de Sousa-Mast

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Abstract

Three years after the announcement of Rio de Janeiro as the host city of the 2016 Olympic Games and less than four years prior to the event taking place, seems to be an appropriate time to ask how the local population perceive the current and potential legacies of Rio 2016 will affect their sport participation rates, particularly for children and youth. This study was developed following a case study approach focusing on four public sport facilities, the Vilas Olà­mpicas, and on the challenges faced by the users of these facilities within the context of the city’s ‘sport decade’. In addition, all government-funded sport programmes available within Cidade de Deus, a low-income community located on the fringes of one of the Vila Olà­mpicas as well as bordering the location of the future Rio 2016 Olympic Park, were further investigated. Results indicate that, despite being one of the key areas of the Rio 2016 Legacy Plan, sport development initiatives aimed at promoting sport participation have not, so far, been extensively felt or successful in reaching the people who are in most need. It seems, therefore, that increasing mass sport participation in Rio de Janeiro is not ranking highly in the legacy agenda.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationSwitzerland
PublisherInternational Olympic Committee. Olympic Studies Centre
Number of pages58
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro\
  • Brazil)
  • Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
  • sports
  • youth

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