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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 32/No. 1 – 2024
May 1, 2024Paris is preparing for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in 2024. Once again, they will surely be superlative,
the river Seine meandering through Paris will play a role, the programme will be innovative and cultural events will be diverse and heterogeneous. We, the Olympic […]Posted In: Recent Journals -
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 […]
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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 […]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
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Do You Hear the People Sing?
July 27, 2024At the climax of a truly unforgettable night, French Olympic heroes Teddy Riner from judo and athlete Marie-Jose Perec carried the final Torches. Triple Olympic champions both, they set the seal on what proved to be a truly unforgettable spectacle, despite heavy rain […]
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Messing about in Boats from Beckham to Bateaux Mouches
July 25, 2024A spectacular river cavalcade along the Seine will set in motion the Paris Olympic Games in a few hours. The exact details remain a tightly guarded secret but Ceremony Director Thomas Jolly has revealed that […]
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Paris 2024 Under Way
July 25, 2024Paris 2024 has begun. Spain beat Uzbekistan 2-1 in men’s football at the Parc de Princes. The first goal came shortly before the half hour by Marc Pubill. The Uzbeks levelled before half time with a penalty, given after consulting VAR (video assistant referee). It was converted by […]
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Salma Hayek carries Flame at Palais de Versailles
July 24, 2024Actress Salma Hayek has carried the Olympic Flame through the hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on what proved a spectacular day in the Relay. “It’s an unforgettable, unexpected and magical moment,” Hayek told Le Parisien. “This […]
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