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Action Sports and the Olympic Games
Belinda wheaton and Holly Thorpe
2021
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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. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
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Keywords
- Action Sport Cultures
- Action Sport Industries
- Action Sport Participants
- action sports
- Agenda 2020
- Belinda Wheaton
- BMX Freestyle
- gender and sport
- Holly Thorpe
- international sport organisations
- IOC
- kitesurfing
- lifestyle sports
- mega-events
- mountain biking
- Olympic Games
- Olympic Inclusion
- Skateboarding
- snowboarding
- sport and society
- sport climbing
- sport governance
- sport policy
- Surfing
- Surfing Industry
- 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
- thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SC Sport: general::SCB Sporting events and management::SCBB Olympic and Paralympic games
- thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SC Sport: general::SCB Sporting events and management::SCBM Sports management and facilities
- TOCOG
- Tokyo 2020
- windsurfing
- World Skate
- Youth Olympic Games
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DOI: 10.4324/9781351029544Editions