To Understand More Fully the Effects of an Olympic Games

To understand more fully the effects of an Olympic Games on a city, region, and nation, the International Olympic Committee commissions an Olympic Games Impact (OGI) Study that approximates an environmental impact statement. All cities that contemplate hosting an Olympic Games must participate in the OGI Study. The IOC understands that one of its most important legacies is to bequeath to the host cities and their citizens a heritage of undeniable improvement over conditions that preceded those cities' hosting of the Olympic Games.