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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheaton, Belinda, 1966- author.

Thorpe, Holly, author.

Series:

Routledge critical studies in sport.

Routledge critical studies in sport

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Olympic Games--(32nd : 2021 : Tokyo, Japan).

Olympic Games.

Olympics.

Extreme sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 317 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

1-351-02953-3

1-351-02954-1

1-351-02952-5

9781351029544

OCLC:

1268257015