Olympic Legacy

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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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    PyeongChang 2018 continues its legacy of expanding winter sport in Asia
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    Lillehammer legacies help Chinese Olympians make history at Beijing 2022
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  • The Lausanne 2020 delegation at the 139th IOC Session at the CNCC ahead during the 139th IOC Session at the CNCC ahead of the XXIV IOC Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Lausanne 2020

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Living Legacy

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  • 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
  • Sapporo 1972
  • 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.

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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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 – Executive Summary

IOC Legacy Strategic Approach – Full Version

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