The Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016: proposals for educational, participation and elite sport

Abstract

The goal of this study was to identify the promises for sport development in Brazil based on the Candidature File for Rio de Janeiro to Host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Legacy Notebooks Rio 2016. The research was documental and qualitative. We selected proposals for sport of the Candidature File and Legacy Books that are identified as a result of the Olympic Games. For each promise we identified: 1) dimension of sport (educational, participation and elite); 2) range level; 3) target public; and 4) budget. We concluded that elite sport will be privileged and that there is a lack of proposals for broad dissemination of sport. Most proposals are restricted to the city of Rio de Janeiro and to the pre-Games period. Educational sport is not significantly contemplated compared to the other dimensions of sport, which contradicts the National Sport Policy and the 1988 Brazilian Federal Constitution. More studies are needed to help directing actions in order to ensure sport for all as a legal right of all Brazilian citizens.