Pre-Games perceptions of Rio de Janeiro residents towards the 2016 Olympic Games

Zouain, Deborah Moraes; Lohmann, Paola Bastos; Virkki, Kaarina Barbosa; Turco, Douglas Michele; Cardoso, Gabriela

doi:10.18089/tms.2019.150105

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“…It seems that resident perceptions have worsened with time when compared to previous studies available in the literature (e.g. Rocha, 2020;Ribeiro et al, 2020;Zouain et al, 2019). Therefore, having hosted the 2016 Olympic Games does not seem to have been beneficial to the life of Rio de Janeiro residents in the long term.…”

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“…The findings of the current study also discussed how resident perceptions have changed over time compared to previous studies conducted in closer proximity to the Games (e.g. Rocha, 2020;Ribeiro et al, 2020;Zouain et al, 2019). Due to the lack of studies that have been conducted after a full Olympic cycle, especially regarding the Rio 2016, this study seeks to fill such literature gap.…”

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Now what? An assessment of perceived legacies post-Olympic cycle

Feller,

Turick,

Walker

et al. 2023

IJEFM

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the post-event perceptions of Rio de Janeiro residents regarding the legacies left to them from hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. Additionally, this study examines how perceptions of Olympic legacies differed amongst demographic groups.Design/methodology/approachUtilizing a mixed-methods approach, participants were asked to complete a survey questionnaire and answer three open-ended questions. An adapted version of Fredline et al. (2003)'s General Scale to Measure Social Impacts (GSMSI) was selected for this study. In total, 156 useable responses were collected. An exploratory factor analysis was utilized for the survey items while the three open-ended questions were coded abductively as positive, negative or mixed feelings.FindingsThe quantitative results shows that Rio residents believe that hosting the 2016 Olympic Games had a mostly negative impact on their perception of legacies. Through reading open-ended responses, participants expressed disappointment over the legacies left to them. These findings suggest that hosting the Olympic Games may not have been beneficial to the life of Rio de Janeiro residents, and it may have been particularly worse for members of the middle class.Originality/valueDue to the recency of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a few studies have explored the long-term legacies left to the local population. However, the uniqueness of this study lays on the perceptions of legacies from hosting the Rio 2016 after a full Olympic cycle has passed.

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Now what? An assessment of perceived legacies post-Olympic cycle

Feller,

Turick,

Walker

et al. 2023

IJEFM

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Configurational Models to Predict Hosting Sporting Events: The Perceptions of Urban Residents

González-García

García-Pascual

Gómez-Tafalla

2023

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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The purpose of this paper is to obtain the combination of conditions that lead to high levels of residents’ support for the hosting of sports events. In addition, we aim to identify which of these combinations can lead to low levels of support for hosting these events. a validated survey was administered to 342 residents. An asymmetric approach (Qualitative Comparative Analysis) was used to examine these variables and calculate the combination of conditions that lead to these two outcomes. To achieve high levels of residents’ support for the hosting of sports events, a combination of residents’ perceptions of psychosocial, sporting and socio-cultural impacts, and the absence of socio-cultural costs, is the main solution. However, support is low if residents perceive that holding the event has no positive psychosocial impacts, but only socio-cultural costs for the local population. This study provides information on achieving residents’ support for the organization of sports events. Local authorities should focus their efforts on reinforcing local traditional values, thus allowing for increased local pride, as well as creating a festive atmosphere during the celebration of the event. It is also necessary to carry out campaigns to promote sports, avoiding a cultural clash between visitors and residents.

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Pre-Games perceptions of Rio de Janeiro residents towards the 2016 Olympic Games

Abstract: Rio de Janeiro residents' perceptions of the 2016 Olympics in the pre-games period A percepção do residente da cidade Rio de Janeiro sobre os Jogos Rio 2016 no período pré-olímpico

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Now what? An assessment of perceived legacies post-Olympic cycle

Now what? An assessment of perceived legacies post-Olympic cycle

Configurational Models to Predict Hosting Sporting Events: The Perceptions of Urban Residents

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