TY - JOUR
T1 - Paralympic legacy as seen through the lenses of spectators with physical disabilities
T2 - a case of the PyeongChang Paralympic Games
AU - Kim, Hyangmi
AU - Lee, Chungsup
AU - Kim, Kyoung Tae
AU - Kim, Junhyoung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In this qualitative study, the experiences of sport spectatorship by people with disabilities who watched the PyeongChang Paralympics were explored to add to the body of knowledge surrounding the legacies and leverage of major mega-sports events, in which the experiences of people with disabilities in non-western contexts have been largely overlooked. Fifteen adults with physical disabilities of Asian origin or heritage participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews concerning their responses to observing the para-games. Analysis of the interview data yielded five thematic reactions: (1) desire to participate, (2) sense of in-group pride, (3) self-efficacy, (4) disability sports awareness, and (5) social inclusion. Conceptual and practical perspectives are discussed along with suggestions for future research.
AB - In this qualitative study, the experiences of sport spectatorship by people with disabilities who watched the PyeongChang Paralympics were explored to add to the body of knowledge surrounding the legacies and leverage of major mega-sports events, in which the experiences of people with disabilities in non-western contexts have been largely overlooked. Fifteen adults with physical disabilities of Asian origin or heritage participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews concerning their responses to observing the para-games. Analysis of the interview data yielded five thematic reactions: (1) desire to participate, (2) sense of in-group pride, (3) self-efficacy, (4) disability sports awareness, and (5) social inclusion. Conceptual and practical perspectives are discussed along with suggestions for future research.
KW - para-sports
KW - Paralympic legacy
KW - Paralympics
KW - people with disabilities
KW - physically disabled
KW - PyeongChang Paralympics
KW - Sports event legacy
KW - sports spectators
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85139943896&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/11745398.2022.2132521
DO - 10.1080/11745398.2022.2132521
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139943896
SN - 1174-5398
VL - 27
SP - 293
EP - 312
JO - Annals of Leisure Research
JF - Annals of Leisure Research
IS - 2
ER -