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Bend, Don't Break
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2024 Torch Relay Rehearsal
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IOC reveals new rules for AIN
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Guide to Olympic Heritage
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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 31/No. 3 – 2023
December 1, 2023Anniversaries should be celebrated; people want to remember what has happened and engage in a culture of remembrance. As historians, we are particularly fond of doing this and like to note that 100 years ago, the first Winter Olympics took place in the winter sports destination of Chamonix. […]
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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 31/No. 2 – 2023
September 25, 2023MONUMENTS OF OLYMPIC CULTURE
ISOH President Christian Wacker examines Olympic Heritage and asks How can Olympic monuments be protected and preserved for posterity? In SPORT FOR A WORLD OF PEACE, Richard Pound offers a personal reflection on the Olympic Congress held in […]Posted In: Recent Journals -
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 31/No. 1 – 2023
May 11, 2023A SMILE FOR ETERNITY
ISOH President Christian Wacker remembers Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, better known as Pele, who never competed in the Olympics but carried the Olympic Flame in Rio de Janeiro with great emotion and was a standard bearer for all that is best in sport. […]Posted In: Recent Journals -
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 30/No. 3 – 2022
December 28, 2022This is the last edition of our journal for 2022, a tumultuous year by any standards. The ISOH executive board wishes you a peaceful holiday period and hope you enjoy the contents of our magazine. In “JUBILEES, CELEBRATION AND REMEMBRANCE,”
ISOH President Christian […]Posted In: Recent Journals
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Bend, Don’t Break by Frank O’Mara
March 27, 2024When most of us reflect on the impact of sport on people’s lives, we probably gravitate towards the benefits of physical fitness, the camaraderie to be developed with teammates and, hopefully, opponents and the way sport teaches the rewards of dedication and determination. […]
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Rehearsal with Unlit Torches for Paris Torch Relay
March 24, 2024Blue skies have greeted a dry run for the Olympic Torch Relay on the outskirts of Paris. A special event with unlit Torches enabling Paris 2024 organisers to fine tune logistical arrangements was held in the department of Aube. “To preserve the magic of the Relay, […]
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IOC reveals new rules for AIN at Paris 2024
March 20, 2024The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) has revealed the Flag and music to be used for any Victory Ceremonies involving athletes from Russia and Belarus at Paris 2024. Any competitors from the two nations will be known as Individual Neutral […]
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Guide to Olympic Heritage
March 17, 2024Olympic heritage is a term that unites cultural heritage, the memory of Olympic events and Olympic memories in general – and collective remembrance of the Olympic Games. The cultural heritage of the Olympics is managed and shaped by the International Olympic […]
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