State of the Legacy: Reviewing a Decade fo Writing on the 'Regeneration' Promises of London 2012

It has been ten years since London hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games. London’s bid differentiated itself from other host cities in its commitment to legacy covering a range of themes from public participation in sports to the regeneration of East London. There have been more academic papers generated about London 2012 and its aftermath than any other Olympic host city, many of which have been produced by academics working in different disciplines at our host institutions – UCL (University College London), UEL (University of East London), University of Cardiff, and Oxford Brookes University – but never collated in one place. Therefore, it was agreed that to coincide with the tenth anniversary of London 2012 we would produce a literature review examining the ‘State of the Legacy’ from a critical, academic perspective, that would provide a summary and overview of the key themes and findings that had emerged in the literature over this period and identify any significant gaps for ongoing interrogation.