Sustainability and Legacy in Sport: Ukraine Educational and Sport Scenario

Abstract

Achieving and maintaining sustainability as well as creating legacy to be best utilized in future is a challenging and at the same time generous objective for any country and any institution. The legacy concept development by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was further advanced through the Olympic Games Impact (OGI) project and is now efficiently governed and its execution observed by the IOC Sustainability and Legacy Commission. Most nations and institutions related to sports and physical education supported this movement to assist spreading the legacy of the Olympic Games to advance the promotion of sports for all, so that vast majority of population gets an opportunity to become more physically active, and/or to get involved in sports activities. The objectives of this editorial were on one hand to project the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport (NUUPES) activities aimed at improving sustainability and legacy in sport; and on the other hand, to highlight the outcomes and proceedings of the 4th International online conference “Sustainability and Legacy in Sport: Challenges and Perspectives” which was held on 26-27th November 2020 in Kyiv, Ukraine. This conference was as well the part of NUUPES activities aimed at further improving sustainability and legacy in Sport. Special thanks to Sport Mont for providing a platform for publishing the conference scientific papers in this Special Issue of the journal.

Sustainability in Sport-Related Studies: A Non-Systematic Review to Increase the Sports Contribution to the 2030 Agenda

“…In the academic scenario, Moon et al (2021) highlighted that sustainability has also become a pressing issue for, among others, the governing bodies of the sports world (Kellison & McCullough, 2017). The literature has recorded the environmental dimension of sustainability during sports events (Borysova & Krasilshchikov, 2021;Van Wynsberghe et al, 2021), in the activities of sports federations (Mallen et al, 2017) and in terms of consumed resources (Lucas et al, 2017). Socially, the spotlight has been shone on the implementation of Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP) in local and third country communities (Knott & Tinaz, 2021;Schulenkorf, 2010), and on the contribution of sports activities to well-being and health (Cunningham & Beneforti, 2005).…”

“…The Olympic Games (OG) is one of the most commonly addressed topics, as the 'greening' of mega-sporting events has become a priority in the sports-event industry (Samuel & Stubbs, 2013). These contributions focus on the reduction of the environmental impact of sport events through the creation of environmental legacies (Borysova & Krasilshchikov, 2021;Horton & Zakus, 2010;Preuss, 2014;VanWynsberghe et al, 2021;Viehoff, 2016), unsustainable legacies (Kietlinski, 2021) and through the prescription of environmental programmes (Pentifallo & VanWynsberghe, 2012). The impact of the OG is also evaluated through the introduction of specific tools, such as the OGI Study -the Olympic Games Impact Study (Vanwynsberghe, 2015).…”

Визначення Впливу Комерціалізації На Розвиток Виду Спорту «стрільба З Лука» В Україні

“…Матеріали та методи. У науковому просторі України дослідження комерціалізації спортивної діяльності було проведено у розрізі різних видів спорту, а саме: легкої атлетики [1], футболу [2], тенісу [3], фехтування [4]. Фокус досліджень було зосереджено на комерціалізації саме професійного спорту та змагальної діяльності [5].…”