Lasting Legacies for Vancouver
21/05/2007 |
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The executive summary of the Legacies of North American Olympic Winter Games report, which was released today by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), documents an impressive trend of positive legacies enjoyed by the North American cities that have hosted Olympic Winter Games since 1980.
The executive summary reviews the findings of the three previously released volumes of the report and concludes that Olympic Winter Games held in North American cities have all been successful, leaving positive economic and social benefits to the host community. However, notes the report, “the resulting benefits depend largely on how the Olympic Games’ legacy is managed.”
Last week, VANOC announced it is on track to deliver the 2010 Winter Games on time and on budget. “The Legacies report shows that on a continent where enthusiasm for winter sport is widespread, hosting a successful Winter Games can have numerous benefits that will last for generations,” said John Furlong, VANOC chief executive officer. “VANOC is determined to continue this impressive trend, delivering an outstanding Games experience in 2010 that will leave legacies to benefit the community for many years into the future.”
The Legacies of North American Olympic Winter Games report, prepared by an independent researcher, documents and illustrates the possible social and economic trends that result from hosting Olympic Winter Games in North America and the lasting impacts of hosting the Olympic Winter Games on a specific community and region. The full report includes a volume on each of the three previous North American Olympic Winter Games since 1980: Lake Placid, Calgary, and Salt Lake City.
All three of the previous North American Olympic Winter Games examined in the report were deemed a success in their time. The report shows how these host communities continue to:
- increase tourism in their regions
- remind the world of their attractions at subsequent international competition hosted there
- build sports participation
- be national hubs for recreational and competitive sport
- help the country’s top high performance athletes achieve their full potential
- attract major sports companies to locate there
- encourage local children to excel in sport and other areas of life
(Source: Vancouver2010.com)
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