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London 2012; Video: How London laid the groundwork for sustainable sporting architecture (CNBC on YouTube)
Governments hosting high-profile sporting events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cup are repeatedly criticized for building massive, unsustainable venues, often abandoned in the years after the big event. In 2012, London aimed to change that narrative, praised at the time by climate activists for paving the way for sustainable architecture. Nearly a decade later, how are these venues being used and repurposed? What can other host countries learn from 2012? CNBC’s Tom Chitty reports from London.
Disclosure: CNBC parent NBCUniversal owns NBC Sports and NBC Olympics. NBC Olympics is the U.S. broadcast rights holder to all Summer and Winter Games through 2032.
Source: CNBC International on YouTube
Tokyo 2020; Publication Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Building the legacy – Beyond 2020 – (July 2021)
Building the Legacy – Beyond 2020-
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government promote initiatives that focus on the Tokyo 2020 Games legacy to use the Tokyo 2020 Games as a catalyst to further cultivate Tokyo as a mature city.
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a yearlong postponementof the Games, but the city has worked hard to make the most of this invaluable“Plus One” opportunity to host an event that is safe and secure.
In order to tell in an easy-to-understand manner the legacy created by multifaceted efforts in both tangible and intangible in preparation for the Games,we have released a booklet called “Building the Legacy – Beyond 2020-”
Beijing 2022; Legacy Report of Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (pre-Games)
The Legacy Report of Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (pre-Games) is available to download here.
Sydney 2000; Video: 20 years of Olympic Legacy
Sydney 2000: 20 years of Olympic Legacy
IOC Media on YouTube
Twenty years ago, Catherine Freeman, a proud Indigenous Australian athlete, lit the Olympic Cauldron marking the Opening Ceremony of Sydney 2000 – a Games that celebrated not only sports achievement but also unity, forgiveness, resilience and innovation.
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Vancouver 2010; 10 Years on: Olympic Legacy – Series of articles by the IOC
Vancouver 2020: setting the standard for sport, sustainability and social legacy
Legacies for sport
Olympic Venues
- Overview
- The British Columbia Place Stadium
- The Richmond Olympic Oval
- Vancouver Olympic / Paralympic City
Legacies for the city
Legacies for the people
Vancouver 2010; Video: The physical legacy of the 2010 Winter Olympics 10 years later (CBC News)
From buildings created for events to small pieces of art, municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy goes through every physical legacy of the Olympics that can still be seen a decade later.
London 2012; Park map Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (February 2020)
London 2012; Timelapse: Installation of the Carpenters Land Bridge
Carpenters Land Bridge connecting East Bank to International Quarter London was installed on Christmas Day – a brand new pedestrian and cycle bridge on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Installation of the 66 metre-long, 7.2 metre-wide and 350-ton steel Carpenters Land Bridge began at 3.30am on Christmas morning and was completed by 3.30pm that afternoon.
The bridge is a key part of the infrastructure for East Bank, the new £1.1 billion culture and education district being created on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The new connection will link museums, theatres, music studios and UAL’s London College of Fashion with the new business district at International Quarter London.
GRAHAM’s team took advantage of the rail network Christmas shutdown to rotate the bridge into position and minimise disruption to three Network Rail lines, two DLR lines and Carpenters Road.
The bridge was manoeuvred into place using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) rather than a traditional crane to reduce the risk of cancellation caused by potential high winds.
The bridge deck was transported on the SPMTs along Carpenters Road in a jacked-up position circa 8-9 metres above ground level. It was supported on the SPMTs in a cantilever arrangement with a large counterweight of 450 tonnes to balance the bridge during installation. The bridge was finally rotated into position across the road and rail lines and lowered into position on top of a cill beam and portal frame, at either end of the bridge.
Rosanna Lawes, Executive Director of Development at London Legacy Development Corporation, said: “Our thanks go to all the hard-working construction staff who have made fantastic progress, especially those from GRAHAM and their contractors who were hard at work over the Christmas holidays to deliver this fantastic new bridge.”
Justine Simons OBE, Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries, said: “The installation of the Carpenters Land Bridge is another key moment in the East Bank development. It will provide access to local people and visitors from around the globe to the world-leading institutions that are set to be based at the country’s new powerhouse of culture, education, innovation and growth.”
The bridge works are due to be completed in spring 2020.
Video by GRAHAM Group on YouTube
Barcelona 1992; IPC: “Transforming Lives Makes Sense for Everyone” campaign
Part 1 – Infrastructure
In the second instalment of the the award-winning “Transforming Lives Makes Sense for Everyone” campaign, focuses on the accessible infrastructural legacies of the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games. The first of three short films, published to coincide with the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, showcases how accessibility has made a real and long-lasting impact on peoples’ lives in Barcelona.
In the second instalment of the the award-winning “Transforming Lives Makes Sense for Everyone” campaign, focuses on the accessible infrastructural legacies of the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games. The first of three short films, published to coincide with the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, showcases how accessibility has made a real and long-lasting impact on peoples’ lives in Barcelona.
Part 2 – Transport
The second film of the IPC’s “Transforming Lives Makes Sense for Everyone” Barcelona 1992 campaign, focuses on some of the post-Games accessibility improvements made in transportation. The transport arrangements laid on for Para athletes during the Games provided a glimpse of how the integrated transport system of the future would look like.
The second film of the IPC’s “Transforming Lives Makes Sense for Everyone” Barcelona 1992 campaign, focuses on some of the post-Games accessibility improvements made in transportation. The transport arrangements laid on for Para athletes during the Games provided a glimpse of how the integrated transport system of the future would look like.
Part 3 – Accessibility
Part three of the Transforming Lives Barcelona 1992 series made in conjunction with the UN Human Rights Office and SDG Action campaign. More information: Paralympic.org.
Part three of the Transforming Lives Barcelona 1992 series made in conjunction with the UN Human Rights Office and SDG Action campaign. More information: Paralympic.org.
Videos by the International Paralympic Committee on YouTube.