1st. Olympic Council of Asia Sports Congress Kuwait City, Kuwait 12-14 March 2009 by Krasilshchikov, Oleksandr

“…Beijing Olympics were destined to become crucial point in the history of the development of sports in Asia not only because China was widely projected as overall winner in the coming Olympics, but also because other Asian countries emerged among top powers in the Olympic movement. Since Atlanta 1996 Olympics the presence of Asian countries was felt in a quick progressing manner and was obviously speeding further up from one Olympics to another. …”
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Olympic Challenge: Designing Equity into Mega-Events by Velasquez-Soto, Sharon Jacqueline

“…The thesis leverages a prime, though imperfect, example of a more inclusive procurement program of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta to explore lessons learned about diverse procurement and contracting in that city. …”
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