伦敦奥运会的筹备和举办正值国际金融危机持续发酵之时,预算赤字和安保等问题备受关注。在筹备奥运会期间,英国政府对体育制度进行组织调整,力求在大众体育和竞技体育之间取得较好平衡。在鼓励全民健身的同时,针对优势竞技项目加大投入、重点扶持。可持续发展理念在伦敦奥运会上得到最大限度地体现,奥运会所带来的有形和无形遗产获得良好利用。奥运会的成功举办一定程度上重塑了英国在新时期的国家形象,提振了国民信心,并对英国经济增长贡献了有限却积极的影响。
<<Preparations for the London Olympic Games were moving into top gear while the global financial crisis continues to ferment. No wonder that the budget deficit and security issues during the Games aroused more public attention,whereas the British government put their focus on long-term sports reforms. The constituent framework of the sports system was adjusted and a better balance between the mass sports and competitive sports was achieved. They encouraged the National Fit,enlarged the investment and provided supports on advantageous sports. The concept of sustainable development was carried forward to its greatest degree,and both the tangible and intangible legacies brought up with the Olympic Games were well played. The success of Olympic Games,in a way,reshapes Britain’s national image in the new era,boosts citizens’ confidence,as well as exert some positive impacts on the economic growth of the United Kingdom.
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