Knowledge Nuggets Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Did you know that Tokyo is the first city to host the Paralympic Games for a second time? Tokyo first hosted the Paralympic Games in 1964, where 378 Paralympic athletes...
Knowledge Nuggets A Games like no other The master project plan for an event like the Olympic or Paralympic Games is approximately 20,000 lines long. The postponement of Tokyo 2020 created a unique set of challenges for...
Events - Conference Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) Conference October 28-29, 2021 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Format: The conference will consist of four, 2-hour sessions spread out between the morning and afternoon. Canada’s leading sport participation conference, hosted by SIRC. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to...
Knowledge Nuggets Trickle-down effect A country’s bid to host a major sporting event is often justified by its potential impact on sports participation for all citizens. While evidence to support the “trickle-down effect” is...
Knowledge Nuggets Games’ health and safety “There will be no overseas spectators. There won’t be friends and family. We won’t have a Canada Olympic House in Tokyo.” David Shoemaker, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, discussed...
Knowledge Nuggets Major games’ influence on sport participation Can the Olympic and Paralympic Games influence the sport participation of youth in the host communities? Research suggests that participation impacts may be most likely among youth populations, active and...
Knowledge Nuggets Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games officially open today and continue through Sunday, August 8. With 370 athletes and 131 coaches attending, this is the largest contingent of Canadian athletes at...
Knowledge Nuggets Flashback Tokyo last hosted the Olympic Games in 1964. At that edition of the Games, Canada’s only gold-medalists were men’s pair rowers Roger Jackson and George Hungerford. As Canada’s largest rowing...
Blog - SIRCuit The evolution of the active economy July 19, 2021 Highlights Despite its status as an Olympic city, attitudes towards sport and recreation initiatives in Calgary have been mixed. A city’s active economy includes all organizations and individuals who directly...
Blog - SIRCuit Preparing for an Olympic and Paralympic Games like no other July 19, 2021 Highlights After a one-year postponement, the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan will be held just 6 months before the 2022 Winter Games kick off in Beijing,...