Project complexity and systems integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games

Welcoming the World? Hospitality, Homonationalism, and the London 2012 Olympics

In an era of intense “entrepreneurial” city marketing, overt attempts to court LGBT consumers and investors have been made not solely through the promotion of lesbian and gay arts festivals, pride celebrations and “specialised” cultural events, but also through “mainstream” mega-events. This paper explores this with reference to London’s 2012 Olympics, an event which welcomed LGBT spectators, v...

Physical activity, a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

Seeing you through London 2012: eye care at the Paralympics.

BACKGROUND The provision of eye care services for competitors and support teams is integral to the modern Olympic Games. The eye clinic for the London 2012 Paralympic Games employed a multidisciplinary team of eye care professionals using state-of-the-art instrumentation to provide the highest level of eye care. The detailed organisation of the eye care clinic at London 2012 is described in a c...

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management Title: Service Quality at the London 2012 Games – a Paralympics Athletes Survey Service Quality at the London 2012 Games – a Paralympics Athletes Survey

Purpose – This paper reports on aspects of service quality at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, from a rather unusual perspective, the athletes. To date there has been little evidence captured about athlete‟s satisfaction at sporting events, and specifically about their perceptions of the service quality provided. Design/methodology/approach – Unique „full‟ access to the London 2012 Paralympics...

No lasting legacy: no change in reporting of women's sports in the British print media with the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics

BACKGROUND The proportion of media sports coverage devoted to women is reported at between 1 and 6%. Our survey examines and compares reporting patterns before and after the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. METHODS We collected data on sports coverage in six national newspapers on 3 weekend days in February and March 2012, and in February 2013; ∼5 months before the opening of the 2012 Olympic G...