Research and analysis of Olympic venue development and utilization: Based on the examples of Barcelona, Sydney, Beijing and Rio Olympic venues

Abstract

In every Olympic Games, those huge and beautiful Olympic venues are their unique symbols. However, after the revelry of the Olympic feast, the post-game operation of these venues has coincidentally become a worldwide problem. The huge volume of these Olympic venues, the huge maintenance cost, the difficulty of function development and the lack of utilization rate all make their reasonable operation another difficult and time-consuming challenge. Modern Olympic Games are accompanied by massive stadiums and Olympic parks, leading to increasing difficulties in the development and utilization of the venues after the games. This makes it necessary for the host city to consider the post-game development and utilization of the venues during the bidding and construction period of the Olympic Games. In many Olympic Games in the past, because the post-game development and utilization of the venues were not considered at the early stage of construction, the Olympic venues could not be reasonably utilized after the games, and the host cities were put into a heavy financial burden.

The purpose of the research provides a theoretical basis and reference for improving the development and utilization of the existing and future Olympic venues through the research and analysis of the post-match development and utilization of the Barcelona, Sydney, Beijing, and Rio Olympic venues.

The research takes the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 2002 Sydney Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics as the research objects. Based on the definition of the Olympic venues, the definition of the development and utilization of the Olympic venues, and the historical evolution of the Olympic venues, the construction and competition of the Barcelona, Sydney, Beijing, and Rio Olympics are analysed through the publication of literature and comparative analysis methods. The history, current situation and characteristics of post-development and utilization.

In response to related issues, the following suggestions are put forward: 1. Adopt a model of government-enterprise cooperation; 2. Undertake professional sports competitions; 3. Adopt a diversified operation model; 4. Introduce a professional management team; 5. Develop the public sports industry.