Olympic Legacy

Seoul 1988 Olympic Park

Olympic legacy includes the long-term benefits that the Olympic Games create for the host city, its people, and the Olympic Movement before, during and long after the Olympic Games.

Find out more about our strategic approach to Olympic legacy in this document.

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Over 125 years of Olympic venues: post-Games use

The report is the first-ever official inventory of the post-Games use of Olympic venues. It tracks the status of 817 permanent and 106 temporary venues, at 51 summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games, from Athens 1896 to PyeongChang 2018. The report has been assured by third party KPMG, according to the audit standard ISAE 3000.
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Living Legacy

  • Select a Games
  • Sochi 2014
  • London 2012
  • Vancouver 2010
  • Beijing 2008
  • Torino 2006
  • Athens 2004
  • Salt Lake City 2002
  • Sydney 2000
  • Nagano 1998
  • Lillehammer 1994
  • Barcelona 1992
  • Albertville 1992
  • Seoul 1988
  • Calgary 1988
  • Los Angeles 1984
  • Sarajevo 1984
  • Lake Placid 1980
  • Innsbruck 1976
  • Sapporo 1972
  • Innsbruck 1964
  • Tokyo 1964
  • Antwerp 1920
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Select an Olympic Games edition and discover the legacies it created for people, cities, sport and infrastructure. New editions of the Games will be added regularly to eventually include the legacies of all past Olympic Games.
The Olympic Games are all about their legacies. The benefits that the Games create – from increased sports participation and educational programmes to a boosted economy and an improved urban environment – are numerous. 
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Candidature Legacies
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IOC Legacy Strategic Approach

Olympic legacy includes the long-term benefits of the Olympic Games that serve the host city, its people, and the Olympic Movement before, during and long after the Olympic Games. Find out more:

IOC Legacy Strategic Approach: 2021-2024 objectives

IOC Legacy Strategic Approach – 2017 version

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