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Olympic History Program Launched
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Coliseum for LA28 Ceremony
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80th Anniversary of VE Day
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Winter Torch Design Unveiled
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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 33/No. 1 – 2025
May 19, 2025The International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) extends its warmest congratulations to the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (IPCC) on its 50th anniversary. This milestone is a testament to the Committee’s
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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 32/No. 3 – 2024
December 17, 2024For the first time, ISOH has joined Panathlon International, the Pierre de Coubertin Committee (IPCC) and the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) at a gathering during an Olympic Games. The aim was to debate how these four long standing organisations could become stronger […]
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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 32/No. 2 – 2024
November 2, 2024A major milestone and groundbreaking achievement was celebrated at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris 2024. For the first time, female athletes were given the same number of places at the Games as the men. It has been a long road to get there. No women were allowed to take part at all in […]
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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
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USOPM & ISOH Launch The Games History Hour: A Virtual Series
May 12, 2025The United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum and the International Society of Olympic Historians are proud to introduce The Games History Hour: A Virtual Series, a new quarterly digital programme designed […]
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LA 28 Choose Coliseum for Historic Third Ceremony
May 9, 2025Organisers have confirmed that the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has been chosen to host Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the 2028 Olympics and is set to become the first stadium to do so at three Olympic Games. […]
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80th Anniversary of VE Day
May 8, 2025This week, celebrations have marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe. When the Olympic Flag was lowered in 1936 at the Closing Ceremony in Berlin, those watching in the stadium could scarcely have foreseen that it would be 12 […]
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Winter Torch Design Unveiled
April 14, 2025The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Torch has been unveiled simultaneously in Milan and at the Italian pavilion of the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Made from an alloy of recycled aluminium and brass, the Olympic Torch is coloured blue/green. It is intended to represent […]
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