Action sports and the Olympic Games : past, present, future / Belinda Wheaton and Holly Thorpe.

By:

Wheaton, Belinda, 1966- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Thorpe, Holly [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge critical studies in sportPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022Description: viii, 317 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781138492851
9781032128320

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

796.48 23 W560a

LOC classification:

GV721.5 .W426 2022

Contents:

Introducing action sports and the Olympic Games -- Mapping action sports and the Olympic Games : theoretical and conceptual considerations -- Researching the action sports-Olympic Games assemblage : a longitudinal and multi-method approach -- The history of action sports and the Olympics Games -- Agenda 2020 and the Tokyo announcement : initial responses and debates in action sport cultures -- Action sports and the politics of governance -- The action sports industry : a shifting landscape -- Skateboarding, the Olympics and flexible opposition : the sportisation of the antisport -- Surfing's paradoxical journey from alternative lifestyle to Olympic sport -- Developing pathways to Tokyo : national differences in the professionalisation of self-governing action sports -- Action sports and the opportunities and challenges for gender equity -- Conclusion.

Summary: "Based on a decade of research by two leading action sports scholars, this book maps the relationship between action sports and the Olympic Movement, from the inclusion of the first action sports to those featuring for the first time in the Tokyo Olympic Games and beyond. In an effort to remain relevant to younger audiences, four new action sports, surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing and BMX freestyle were included in the Tokyo Olympic program. Drawing upon interviews with Olympic insiders, as well as leaders, athletes and participants in these action sports communities, the book details the impacts on the action sports industry and cultures, and offers national comparisons to show the uneven effects resulting from Olympic inclusion. It reveals the intricate workings of power and politics in contemporary sports organizations, and maps key trends in this changing sporting landscape. Action Sports and the Olympic Games is a fascinating read for anybody studying the Olympics, the sociology of sport, action sports, or sport policy"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main Library-Nabua	Circulation Section	CIR 796.48 W560a 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1-1	Available		028199

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Based on a decade of research by two leading action sports scholars, this book maps the relationship between action sports and the Olympic Movement, from the inclusion of the first action sports to those featuring for the first time in the Tokyo Olympic Games and beyond. In an effort to remain relevant to younger audiences, four new action sports, surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing and BMX freestyle were included in the Tokyo Olympic program. Drawing upon interviews with Olympic insiders, as well as leaders, athletes and participants in these action sports communities, the book details the impacts on the action sports industry and cultures, and offers national comparisons to show the uneven effects resulting from Olympic inclusion. It reveals the intricate workings of power and politics in contemporary sports organizations, and maps key trends in this changing sporting landscape. Action Sports and the Olympic Games is a fascinating read for anybody studying the Olympics, the sociology of sport, action sports, or sport policy"-- Provided by publisher.

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