ISOH member wins best book prize 2023 at inaugural Olympic & Sports Literature Festival

by Christophe Aït-Braham
President AICO

ISOH Secretary General Markus Osterwalder’s two-volume history, Olympic Games – The Design, has won first prize as the best book in the inaugural AICO Festival of Olympic and Sports Literature.

The competition was held during the 27th World Olympic Collectors Fair (WOCF) in Paris from June 23-25, 2023. The fair was organised by the International Association of Olympic Collectors (AICO), an organisation recognised by the  International Olympic Committee.

Awards were made in four categories: Books, Periodicals, Websites, and Articles. The public voted in the first three categories, while an expert panel from the organizing committee selected the three winners of the Article competition.

Further details will be provided in the next Journal of Olympic History

1 Best Book (42 entries)

Winner: Olympic Games – The Design by Markus Osterwalder (Switzerland)

2 Best Periodicals and magazines (10 entries)

Winner: PhilaSport Magazine by UICOS (Italy)

3 Best Website (11 entries)

Winner: Collection Olympique by Catherine Salaün (France)

4 Best Articles (18 entries)

1st Place: “China 1961: 26th World Table Tennis” by Fabio Bisogno (Italy)

2nd Place: “Daguin Tennis Postmarks and the Tennis Clubs They Promoted” by Norman F. Jacobs (USA) & Jean-Pierre Picquot (France)

3rd Place:  “Pictograms Conquer the World” by Markus Osterwalder (Switzerland)