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Olympics
2012 Olympics: who will survive?
Academic Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
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Z L Hudson
Academic Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; z.hudson@qmul.ac.uk
The health and social benefits of the Olympic Games to the general population are doubtful
Keywords: Olympics; health benefits
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Five cities were in pursuit of the 2012 Olympics. At the heart of each application was the bid document, which has crucial chapters on health and the Game’s legacy. The Evaluation Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) visited each city and interrogated their medical advisors, one of the current authors included, on every detail of the proposed health provisions.
With regard to the legacy, it is clear that the IOC’s increasing concern is to develop the benefits left by the staging of this elite, mass spectator, sporting event. A legacy of health gain is at the centre of many of the bids, although to generate one is not as straight forward as it might at first appear. The health equation of an Olympic games is by no means simple. Profound effects are felt by the communities in which mass events are staged, as well as by the populations
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