 Delivering Paris 2024 Summer Olympic surfing events in French Polynesia: multistakeholder perspectives on the event organizationKarina Mukanova ()
Post-Print from HAL Abstract: International Olympic committee (IOC) has systematically allowed the practice of hosting certain disciplines (e.g. sailing, surfing, rowing, equestrian sport and some winter sports) outside the mainland of the host country due to various possible reasons (from quarantine regulations to lack of weather conditions or specific nature sites). Moreover, according to IOC (2023), the events can go outside the host city officially to make the Games more sustainable by avoiding building white elephants and only proposing the projects that will serve the community. Academic literature in sport event management has started exploring the multiple host territory scenarios in the event delivery. In the Olympic context, Hoff et al. (2019) conducted the study on the 1996 Atlanta Committee for Olympic Games (ACOG) and its satellite host organizing committees in Athens, Columbus, Conyers, and Savanna, concluding that the Games acted as a catalyst for legacy creation in the satellite host territories. Other authors explored the alliances between co-hosts in monosport major sporting events across different lifecycle phases of the event (Byun et al., 2019; Mukanova et al., 2024; Stura et al., 2017; Walzel & Eickhoff, 2021). The past edition of Summer Olympics, Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (POPG) went beyond Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis department towards the whole Ile-de-France region and other cities across France (to host football, basketball, handball and shooting events) and even to overseas French territory of Tahiti for the surfing events. A few authors explored the issues concerning the preparation of the event in Tahiti, such as local population inclusion as well as the environmental concerns as the hosting of surfing events in this territory has provoked a big debate around environmental impact of judge tower construction and the views of local people into the whole decision-making process (Delaplace et al., 2024). A few other research papers have launched the discussion of economic impact evaluation of this event and tourism development in Tahiti (Delaplace et al., 2024a; Longine, 2024). So far, there was no study that have studied other stakeholder perspectives. Moreover, the gap lies in exploring this event during the actual Games period and post-event phases as well as having a more comprehensive multistakeholder point of view. This research is based on a qualitative methodological approach which includes semi-structured interviews with the stakeholders mentioned below: event organizers (local organizing committee in Teahupo'o (LOC), volunteers, Paris 2024 Organizing Committee for Olympic and Paralympic Games (OCOPG); event owner – IOC; host governments (host communes: Taiarapu-Ouest, Presidency of French Polynesia, French government); surfing federations: International Surfing Federation, Tahitian federation of surfing (FTS); participating athletes; local stakeholders (i.e. businesses, environmental associations, local inhabitants, fishermen). The content analysis of the event-related documents (federation statements, press releases, government reports, LOC reports etc.) from these stakeholders is also conducted. The data is being analysed through MAXQDA software using predominantly inductive approach (Creswell, 2013). The preliminary findings of this study will be presented at the conference that will unveil specific needs and perspectives of different event stakeholders (Freeman, 1984; Parent, 2008; Parent & Deephouse, 2007). These findings can open the discussion of legacy of this event for the various public actors, local community and the surfing movement in Tahiti and globally. References Byun, J., Leopkey, B., & Ellis, D. (2019). Understanding joint bids for international large-scale sport events as strategic alliances. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 10(1), 39–57. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-09-2018-0074 Chappelet, J.-L. (2014). Managing the size of the Olympic Games. Sport in Society, 17(5), 581–592. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2013.834621 Creswell, J. W. (2013). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (3rd ed). Sage. Delaplace, M., Dropsy, V., Petit, S., & Sahli, M. (2024a). 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