The olympic games and new sport, recreation and leisure spaces for the local community

Adam Omorczyk

doi:10.18778/0208-600X.75.08

Authors

Adam Omorczyk University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Social Sciences, ul. Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8886-0483

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/0208-600X.75.08

Keywords:

Olympic games, Olympism, urban space, local community

Abstract

This article is an attempt to understand the changes caused by the organization of the Olympic Games. These changes are creating new places for sports, new recreational spaces and new challenges for the city. In discussing this topic, the author refers not only to scholarly sources and Internet resources, but above all to his field research, which was conducted in cities such as Athens and Barcelona. He also tries to organize and systematize those new places and objects that were created for, or transformed by, the Games. In addition, by supplementing the content with photos and accounts from his own research, the author tries to point out the potential reasons for both successes and organizational failures, which are still visible today in the heritage of the Olympic Games in specific cities.

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