Olympic Games, World Cups and other global sporting events showcase the best young
athletes on the planet. One might expect some payoff to the host nation in health-related …

Objective To examine if there is an increased participation in physical or sporting activities
following an Olympic or Paralympic games. Design Overview of systematic reviews …

Organizing committees for Olympic Games often promise a diverse range of long-term
health and other legacies emanating directly from having hosted the Games. Some of these …

WHY DOES IT MATTER? One might think that the Olympic and Paralympic Games are all
about competitive sport and the demonstrable impact of incredible levels of fitness achieved …

The award of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Tokyo in 2020 provides an opportunity
for developing a Health and Physical Activity Legacy following this event. This review …

Background: The City of Vancouver, British Columbia strategically designed and
implemented a municipal health promotion policy—the Vancouver Active Communities …

Evidence on the possibility of using an Olympic and Paralympic Games to improve the
physical activity, sports participation and health of populations in host cities and countries is …

Aims: There is no evidence that previous Olympic Games have raised physical activity levels
in adult populations. However, it may be premature to assume that this lack of previous …

The increasing number of mega sporting events, such as Olympic Games, the World Cup or
Commonwealth Games, awarded to low-and middleincome countries is, at first sight, a …

Editorial and case-control studies. BJSM readers will know that studies relating sport with
knee OA have generally been in athlete groups in specific sports with high knee forces …