INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

III:
1981 –
1996
IV:
1997 –
2008
removal of ‘amateur’; dramatic
increase of the importance of
private finance
term relationships between
sponsors, TV networks and IOC
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84 Los Angeles: 100% sponsorship without
public money
88 Seoul/ 92 Barcelona: substantial public
money in promotion of tourism and
industry
00 Sydney: mixed financing with private
and public financing
Adapted from Preuss (2003: 253-7)
Graph 2.1: Number of Participation in Paralympic Summer Games
No. of Athletes
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
No. of Countries
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
Country Entries to the Paralympic Summer Games since 1952
0
1952 1960 1968 1976 1984 1992 2000
Year
Athlete Nos. in the Paralympic Summer Games since 1952
0
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000
Year
Sources from IPC Home Page, http://www.paralympic.org/