Historic discovery of Jesse Owens records

The original sheets used by judges to record the 1936 Olympic long jump competition won by Jesse Owens have been re-discovered after almost 90 years. The original handwritten sheets were filled in and signed by competition officials in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. […]

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Borşa, the lost Olympic ski resort of the Carpathians

1944 was an Olympic year but the Games themselves never took place. The cruel years of the Second World War were perhaps the darkest in world history. The conflict left millions dead and many more seriously. wounded. The lives of many […]

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2026 Torch Relay to Be ‘Greatest Journey’

The Olympic Flame for Milan Cortina 2026 is set to cross Italy in a 63-day journey, organisers revealed this week.
“This ‘Greatest Journey’ is the moment when Milano Cortina 2026 will embrace our country, uniting Italy in a celebration of national pride.” claimed […]

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ISOH Launches Open Access Program with oldest known volume on the Ancient Olympic Games

We are delighted to launch our ‘open access’ in the most appropriate way possible with the oldest known volume on the history of the ancient Olympics which has […]

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