Public referenda on Olympic bids have drawn considerable interest in the recent past, also because - with few exceptions - the voters decided against the Olympic ambitions of the local governments and/or local bid committees. For example, within the last five years before the finalizing of this...

This contribution analyzes 132 factors on their potential to discriminate countries bidding for hosting the Olympic Games from non-bidding countries. Our binary, clustered model using generalized estimating equations (GEE) shows that countries recording long-term economic growth and pursuing a...

Die Medaillenprojektion von Maennig/Wellbrock für die Olympischen Sommerspiele 2016 sagt vorher: Deutschland wird von Japan überholt, Russland-Bann ohne große Auswirkungen, Brasilien macht großen Satz nach vorn, USA und China bleiben führend.

В статье на основе открытой информации Министерства образования и науки РФ и Департамента образования Вологодской области представлены результаты...

Referentinnen und Referenten, die in Fragen der Olympischen Spiele, der Olympischen Idee, aber auch in Olympischen Problemen sachkundig und ausgewiesen sind, haben sich in einer Ringvorlesung an der Universität des Saarlandes einer Frage gewidmet: Sind Olympische Spiele noch zeitgemäß? Dabei...

This book critically examines the planning, management, and operations of the world’s premier event for Para sport athletes. Noting a lack of research into how these games are planned and managed, the authors of this contributed volume discuss how the Paralympics are essentially different to...

"This book critically examines the planning, management, and operations of the world's premier event for Para sport athletes. Noting a lack of research into how these games are planned and managed, the authors of this contributed volume discuss how the Paralympics are essentially different to...