Micro Flames, Snowflakes and Uyghurs
Ceremony Director Zhang Yimou had been promised that the Flame for Beijing would be lit in “unprecedented” fashion and so it proved. For the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a “micro” Flame burned in Beijing and that was a deliberate choice to respect the environment. […]
Ove Karlsson’s archive, a treasure trove of Documentation and Literature
Our Swedish colleague and friend Ove Karlsson, who passed away on 24 April 2021, was a founding member of ISOH and a member of the Executive Committee from 2004 to 2008. He was also a prolific sports journalist and a […]
How do you top 2008?
Very soon, the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing will become the first to stage Opening Ceremonies for both Summer and Winter Games. Although director Zhang Yimou has promised that the Olympic cauldron will be lit in “unprecedented” fashion, many will wonder whether it will prove possible to outdo 2008. […]
The long and the short of the Olympic Torch Relay
1,200 bearers are expected to carry the Olympic flame this week as it makes its way to the Bird’s Nest Stadium for the 2022 Opening Ceremony. It will present quite a contrast with the epic Beijing 2008 Relay which lasted 138 days. Even for the Winter Games, recent Relays have been a colossal […]
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