Marijke Taksa*, Laurence Chalipb and B. Christine Greenb aDepartment of Kinesiology,
University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada; bDepartment of Recreation, Sport & Tourism …

Summary Pre-Olympic Games predictions commonly include an increase in population-
based physical activity in the host city, as often stated in the bid, but the post-Olympic Games …

Book Introductions should aim to answer three main questions, namely, why the book has
been written (and thus relatedly why it might possibly be of interest to readers), what it is …

The knowledge-practice gap in public health is widely known. The importance of using
different types of evidence for the development of effective health promotion has also been …

Findings from empirical studies on the legacy of hosting a mega sporting event are
inconclusive. This paper considers empirical studies published in English language peer …

Background The evidence that higher levels of physical activity and/or lower levels of
physical inactivity are associated with beneficial health-related outcomes stems mainly from …

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) lacks candidates willing to host the Olympic
Games (OG) and has reacted to this situation by introducing the Olympic Agenda 2020 (OA) …

Purpose Intangible legacy encapsulates the essence of Olympism and its manifestation, the
Olympic Games. Despite significant interest in the capacity of the Olympics to produce …

This article explores the constraints to mainstream sports participation of children with
disability in community sports clubs and schools through their lived experiences and the …

Using nationally representative data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, we
explored if the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics were associated with leisure-time physical …