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Are mega-events a solution to address physical inactivity? Interrogating the London 2012 Paralympic sport participation legacies among people with disabilities
Brown, Dr Christopher; Pappous, Athanasios (Sakis) (2020-07-25)Understanding why non-active people with disabilities have not participated in more sport since the London 2012 Paralympic Games is the focus of this paper. This research reviews the constraints preventing people with ... -
Assessing the role of the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the provision and management of grassroots sport for disabled adults
Brown, Christopher; Pappous, Athanasios (Sakis) (2016)Legacies from hosting the Paralympic Games is an under-developed area. In a thematic analysis of Paralympic legacies, Misener et al. (2013) discovered few empirically researched studies focusing on legacies from the hosting ... -
Leveraging the London 2012 Paralympic Games to increase sports participation: The role of voluntary sports clubs
Brown, Dr Christopher; Pappous, Athanasios (Sakis) (2022-07-29)Purpose: This study investigates the extent to which English voluntary sports clubs leveraged the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and what impact leveraging had on the sports participation of people with disabilities (PwD) ... -
The organisational performance of national disability sport organisations during a time of austerity: a resource dependence theory perspective
Brown, Christopher; Pappous, Athanasios (Sakis) (2017-10-19)Austerity measures implemented by the UK Coalition government have had a negative impact on disabled people. This article utilises the resource dependence theory to explore the challenges national disability sport organisations ...