What is it about?
This article explores the context of the Winter Olympics hosted in Sochi, Russia in 2014. With a focus on the reaction and response of the International Olympic Committee towards the Russian law against homosexual propaganda.
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Why is it important?
This article is important as it shows a contemporary example of the difficulties of the Olympic Movement maintaining both a moral and business balance. Plus how the politics of countries can affect the hosting of global sport mega events.
Perspectives
This article represents an exploration of how the International Olympic Committee reacts in real time to political, economic and social issues that are enveloped in hosting the Olympic Games.
Miss Verity Postlethwaite
University of Worcester
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This page is a summary of: Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and the controversy of the Russian Propaganda Laws: is the IOC buckling under the pressure of its own incoherence in thought?, The International Sports Law Journal, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s40318-014-0059-z.
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