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Table 4 Cross-continental movements of foreign-born Olympic athletes

From: Have the Olympic Games become more migratory? A comparative historical perspective

2012

Destination continent

Origin continent

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

Total

Africa

26.0%

10.7%

26.7%

0.0%

21.5%

Asia

8.7%

16.0%

26.7%

22.2%

13.6%

Europe

35.8%

38.7%

35.6%

44.4%

36.8%

North America

20.8%

26.7%

8.9%

33.3%

20.9%

Oceania

2.3%

2.7%

2.2%

0.0%

2.3%

South America

6.4%

5.3%

0.0%

0.0%

5.0%

  1. Source: Authors’ calculations