“Agones Myth and Revival”
“Agones Myth and Revival” a new film documentary on the history and revival of the Olympic Games in 1896 will be screened for the first time this coming Sunday by Greek television network ERT. “It expresses the competition and the passion for excellence in ancient Greece. […]
Olympia – the Birth of the Games
A novel set at the time of the origins of the Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia has been published just in time for the rescheduled Olympics. Described as “the first retelling of the origins of the Olympic Games” it was in part inspired […]
Two new Welsh Olympians discovered
Two Canadians have established the identity of the first Welsh Olympian and another little-known participant from 1908. In the records of the 1900 Paris Games, William Lloyd Phillips from Monmouthshire was only listed as “Phillips”. […]
40 years of Chariots of Fire
It seems incredible but Chariots of Fire is 40 years old. Despite reservations at the Warner Brothers studios when it was released in 1981, it won four Oscars, and is considered by some, including Honorary IOC President […]
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