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The purpose of this study was to examine online news media coverage of the Australia-New Zealand joint bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Following neoliberal feminist theory and a postfeminist framework, the meanings and discourses of women's empowerment produced in, and disseminated by, ...

Author(s)
Crabill, E.; Maddox, C.; Beissel, A.
Publisher
Human Kinetics, Leeds, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sport Communication, 2023, 16, 1, pp 53-63
Abstract

This paper highlights contrasting viewpoints on the perceived value that the Olympic Games make to world peace efforts through the lens of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. News articles (n = 114) from a variety of international periodicals were reviewed and thematically...

Author(s)
Mountifield, C.; Sharpe, S.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Journal of Global Sport Management, 2023, 8, 1, pp 117-138
Abstract

This essay aims to document how world sport has changed since Covid. It is based on an ethnography conducted during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Using field research in Japan, it seeks to highlight the challenges in Olympics coverage going forward while also arguing that Covid has meant the media must...

Author(s)
Majumdar, B.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, 2023, 26, 1, pp 184-190
Abstract

Whilst the economic costs and benefits of mega-events to host cities and countries are well documented, the evaluation and nature of the social impacts of such events are less clear. Although these social impacts typically include education and skills, destination branding, social cohesion,...

Author(s)
Mair, J.; Chien, P. M.; Kelly, S. J.; Derrington, S.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2023, 31, 2, pp 538-560
Abstract

Grounded in social facilitation theory, this study examined the impact of co-acting competitors (i.e., opponents) on elite biathletes' shooting performance based on World Cup competition data. To this end, the impact of the number as well as the mean overlapping time with co-acting competitors at...

Author(s)
Heinrich, A.; Köhler, H.; Müller, F.; Stoll, O.; Cañal-Bruland, R.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Journal of Sports Sciences, 2022, 40, 18, pp 2028-2036
Abstract

Hosting sports events to attract international tourists is a common policy practised by many host governments. Hosting mega-sports events like the Olympics is said to leave a legacy that could impact the attractiveness of a country/city in the long term. However, the opportunity to host these ...

Author(s)
Ramasamy, B.; Wu HoWei; Yeung, M.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Tourism Economics, 2022, 28, 8, pp 2082-2098
Abstract

Current research on the impacts of mega events have focused on the residents of the host destination despite the potential spillover effects of the impacts from the host destination to neighboring communities. This study adopts a mixed method approach to investigate the views of non-host residents...

Author(s)
Tian, Y.; Tung WingSun [Tung, W. S. V.]
Publisher
Routledge, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Journal of China Tourism Research, 2022, 18, 5, pp 1057-1072
Abstract

It is seen that the effects of sports on the person both biologically and psychologically are undeniable. In addition to the benefits that sports provide to individuals, sports have become an important tool in terms of supporting local and regional development with effects such as creating...

Author(s)
Düzen, A. Ç.; Kargün, M.; Çelik, T.
Publisher
Sportif Bakıș: Spor ve Egitim Bilimleri Dergisi, Kutahya, Turkey
Citation
Sportif Bakis: Spor ve Egitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 2022, 9, 2, pp 227-238
Abstract

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Games referred to as "Recovery Olympics" are supposed to encourage in recovery of the Tohoku regions affected by the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake. Tsukuba International Academy for Sport Studies established in 2015 as part of SPORT FOR TOMORROW initiative ...

Author(s)
Takahashi, M.; Kajita, K.; Rakwal, R.
Publisher
Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
International Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2022, 20, pp 26-36
Abstract

The concept of sports and politics is an event that has occupied the world's economic and political agenda for many years. The social power of sports spreading to large masses has always attracted the attention of political elements. Political actors, especially those who want to stay on the agenda ...

Author(s)
Doğaner, S.; Balci, V.
Publisher
Sportif Bakıș: Spor ve Egitim Bilimleri Dergisi, Kutahya, Turkey
Citation
Sportif Bakis: Spor ve Egitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 2022, 9, 3, pp 425-442

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