PRINCE PHILIP – A Bold and Strong advocate for Sport

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh who died aged 99 last Friday was an active figure in international sport for much of his life. He served as the President of the International Equestrian Federation for 32 years […]

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The Athens hotel at the heart of the first Olympics

The decision not to allow overseas spectators at the Olympics this July was soon followed by an announcement that the International Olympic Committee would not permit accompanying guests at the Games. […]

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125 Years of the Olympic Anthem

This week, to mark the opening of the virtual IOC session which had originally been scheduled for Athens, the Olympic Anthem sounded in the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, just as it had at the first Olympic […]

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After 57 years, the Olympic Flame to again travel across Japan

The Olympic flame lit in March 2020 is set to resume its journey later this month and New Tokyo 2020 president, Seiko Hashimoto, has insisted: “We have produced guidelines for COVID-19 countermeasures including […]

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