Research has shown there is a positive impact in the city during the competition but the legacy effects appear to be short-lived
Does hosting an Olympics really improve our wellbeing? If so, by how much – and for how long? Are we really happier when Team GB win gold medals? And are the lofty claims of politicians that London 2012 would make us healthier born out by the facts?
While the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was banging the drum for the capital hosting the Olympics in 2040 last week, academics at the LSE, Harvard and in Germany were answering these questions – and quietly busting a few myths about the legacy of 2012.
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