11 August 2008
Olympic legacies
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The Olympic Games in Beijing are supposedly considered one of the most expensive ever, and with high costs come high expectations. Critics are already saying that attempts to use the Games as a way to bring greater democratic rights to China are a dismal failure.
Now Brisbane looks likely to bid for the Olympiad of 2024, but perhaps the city should stop and consider the long-term real economic, social and environmental legacies of the Olympics. Were you in Melbourne in '56 or Sydney in 2000, and did those events deliver on the promised benefits?
What's left once the Games are over?
Guests
Professor Hans Westerbeek, Chair of Sport Management, La Trobe University
Professor Kristine Toohey, School of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management at Griffith University
Professor Emerita Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Matt Norman, Writer, Director, Producer of the documentary "Salute" and nephew of Peter Norman
Further Information
The Economic impact of the Sydney Olympic Games - Government NSW
Research paper - The modern Olympics: an overview
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions - Atlanta's Olympic Legacy
London Development Agency - Olympic Legacy
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Karin Zsivanovits
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