Wang Weiming, Theodoraki Eleni
School of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE1 1 3TU, UK.
J R Soc Promot Health. 2007 May;127(3):125-32. doi: 10.1177/1466424007077345.
The Olympic Games have emerged as a significant catalyst of urban change and leave numerous legacies to the cities and countries that host them. This article will address the impacts of the preparations for the 2008 Olympic sailing regatta on mass sport development in the host municipal city of Qingdao, China, and examine the government's mass sport policy and development interventions that are linked to the 2008 Olympic Bid and subsequent preparations. The research draws on policy-making theory to unravel the nature of change and development of mass sport in Qingdao, especially how national and local governments create new policies to promote mass sport development in Qingdao and persuade people to take regular physical activity and practise sports to improve health. The article indicates that the preparations for the event generate significant improvements in mass sport in Qingdao, such as the development of mass sport policies, increase in sports participation rates, creation of new sporting facilities, and consequent improvement of public health. Nevertheless, negative effects are also evidenced in the greater imbalance between rural and urban sports development, and the high fees for using the new water sports facilities.
奥运会已成为城市变革的重要催化剂，并给举办奥运会的城市和国家留下了众多遗产。本文将探讨2008年奥运会帆船比赛筹备工作对主办城市中国青岛大众体育发展的影响，并研究与2008年申奥及后续筹备工作相关的政府大众体育政策及发展干预措施。该研究运用政策制定理论来揭示青岛大众体育变化与发展的本质，特别是国家和地方政府如何制定新政策以促进青岛大众体育发展，并说服人们定期进行体育活动和锻炼以改善健康状况。文章指出，赛事筹备工作给青岛大众体育带来了显著改善，比如大众体育政策的制定、体育参与率的提高、新体育设施的创建以及随之而来的公众健康改善。然而，农村和城市体育发展之间更大的不平衡以及使用新水上运动设施的高额费用也体现出了负面影响。
