What A Beautiful Horizon – Barcelona!

The Montjuic stadium in Barcelona remains an impressive presence above the city thirty years after the Olympics which opened this week in 1992. In fact, the facade of the stadium was very much older, the work of architect Pere Domènech i Roura. It had originally been built in 1927 […]

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Igniting the Games by David Miller

ISOH member David Miller’s new book represents the first full length assessment of Thomas Bach’s leadership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and provides a fascinating chronicle on nine years in which “Bach sustained IOC equilibrium through many crises.” […]

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Jim Thorpe’s sole gold medals reinstated

Jim Thorpe is once again to be recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the sole gold medal winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon. The decision comes on the exact anniversary of his decathlon gold medal 110 years ago.
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Norbert Müller on Olympic Day

Olympic Knowledge – Olympic Education – Olympic Culture. The achievements and legacy of Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller. This podcast was compiled and chaired by Holger Kühner, SWR Germany, discussing with companions of Norbert Müller.
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