The Olympic Legacy of the 2nd African Youth Games: An Assessment of Batswana‟s Awareness of the Olympic Values and Olympic Education

Abstract

The study sought to assess the level of awareness amongst Batswana on Olympic values and Olympic education (OE) in light of the 2nd African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana as a way of creating a legacy of the games. A total of (n=150) participants took part in the study with (n=77) being females and (n=73) being males. The respondents fell between the age‟s categories of under 17 to the 50-59 years age group. The data was collected through a questionnaire which was in four sections namely biographical data, Olympic values and Olympic education awareness, 2nd African Youth Games 2014 knowledge and Olympism, Olympic symbols, Olympic Games and Olympic Youth games awareness and knowledge. The data was analysed through the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS). Then descriptive statistics were used to draw generalizations on the findings thereby enabling the researcher to make conclusions. The findings showed that while there is generally a moderate awareness of some aspects of Olympic values and Olympic education, there is still need to educate the general public on the area so as to increase the knowledge base to the majority of Batswana.