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Problem statement, The Olympic Games represent the most important competition of world sports, with a huge impact on human life. Persisting throughout the centuries, they have become not only a sports phenomenon, but also a social, cultural and economic one. That is why the organization of the Olympics has been regarded, in recent years, in the context of sustainable development. The concept of "sustainable development" includes all forms and methods of socio-economic development, which are mainly focused on ensuring a balance between the social, economic, ecological aspects and the natural capital elements. The principles of sustainable development can be found in the Olympism, too. The aim of the research. The study aimed to highlight the way in which sustainable development was reflected in the organization of the Olympic Games, starting with the Vancouver 2010 edition until Sochi, in 2014. Objectives: The main objective was to determine the economic and social impact of sustainable development on the Olympic Games. Methods of research: Bibliographic research was on the basis of this study. Conclusions: If, in the Vancouver Olympics, sustainable development did not reach its purpose, the developer failing in business because of the real-estate credit crisis, in London, the Organizing Committee managed this issue better by far. This imposed a set of requirements relating to sustainability at all levels of the supply chains, and one of the main objectives was to make sure that both the metals for medals and the diplomas and flowers were coming from sustainable sources. This paper has been financially supported within the project entitled "SOCERT. Knowledge society, dynamism through research", contract number POSDRU/159/1.5/S/132406. This project is co-financed by European Social Fund through Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development 2007-2013, "Investing in people!" [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
