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oapen-20.500.12657-882472024-03-28T14:02:51Z Action Sports and the Olympic Games wheaton, Belinda Thorpe, Holly Olympic Inclusion;Sport Climbing;Belinda Wheaton;Action Sport Cultures;Holly Thorpe;Action Sport Industries;Olympic Games;Action Sports;Agenda 2020;Action Sport Participants;BMX Freestyle;lifestyle sports;Surfing Industry;windsurfing;World Skate;mountain biking;Young Men;surfing;Action Sport Athletes;snowboarding;International Olympic Committee;skateboarding;IOC;Youth Olympic Games;Surfing Culture;Tokyo 2020;ISA;kitesurfing;Olympic Programme;gender and sport thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SC Sport: general::SCG Sports training and coaching thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SC Sport: general::SCB Sporting events and management::SCBM Sports management and facilities thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBS Sociology: sport and leisure thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNS Hospitality and service industries::KNSJ Events management industry Based on a decade of research by two leading action sports scholars, this book maps the relationship between action sports and the Olympic Movement, from the inclusion of the first action sports to those featuring for the first time in the Tokyo Olympic Games and beyond. In an effort to remain relevant to younger audiences, four new action sports, surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, and BMX freestyle were included in the Tokyo Olympic program. Drawing upon interviews with Olympic insiders, as well as leaders, athletes, and participants in these action sports communities, the book details the impacts on the action sports industry and cultures, and offers national comparisons to show the uneven effects resulting from Olympic inclusion. It reveals the intricate workings of power and politics in contemporary sports organisations, and maps key trends in this changing sporting landscape. Action Sports and the Olympic Games is a fascinating read for anybody studying the Olympics, the sociology of sport, action sports, or sport policy. 2024-03-07T15:10:45Z 2024-03-07T15:10:45Z 2022 book 9781138492851 9781351029520 9781032128320 9781351029513 9781351029544 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/88247 eng Routledge Critical Studies in Sport application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781351029537.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781351029544 10.4324/9781351029544 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb a9baecea-4ea1-423e-918d-10ad3be92ff1 9781138492851 9781351029520 9781032128320 9781351029513 9781351029544 Routledge 327 University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato open access
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Based on a decade of research by two leading action sports scholars, this book maps the relationship between action sports and the Olympic Movement, from the inclusion of the first action sports to those featuring for the first time in the Tokyo Olympic Games and beyond.
In an effort to remain relevant to younger audiences, four new action sports, surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, and BMX freestyle were included in the Tokyo Olympic program. Drawing upon interviews with Olympic insiders, as well as leaders, athletes, and participants in these action sports communities, the book details the impacts on the action sports industry and cultures, and offers national comparisons to show the uneven effects resulting from Olympic inclusion. It reveals the intricate workings of power and politics in contemporary sports organisations, and maps key trends in this changing sporting landscape.
Action Sports and the Olympic Games is a fascinating read for anybody studying the Olympics, the sociology of sport, action sports, or sport policy.
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