Return to Tokyo
A Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building on the history of the World Athletics Championships has already attracted 150,000 visitors to Tokyo as the city prepares to welcome the event for the second time. They are scheduled to begin […]
Australian Olympians Share Memories of Sydney
Gold medallists from the Sydney 2000 Olympics have been visiting schools to launch an Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) “Olympics Unleashed” Roadshow to mark the 25th anniversary of those Games. It is the latest in a series of […]
Taranto 2026 marks 75th anniversary of Mediterranean Games
Taranto’s Castel Saint Angelo has been lit up in the colours of the Italian tricolor and a special clock set in motion to mark exactly one year until the 2026 Mediterranean Games. “The Games are a historic opportunity, and […]
Rebuilding the Olympics After War
This week 80 years ago, the second world war came to an end after the surrender of Japan was announced. Although many of the formal instruments were not signed until September 1945, the revival of international sporting competition was seen as an important part of […]
Golden Statue of Milliat Finds Permanent Home
The statue of sports activist Alice Milliat last seen at the Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony has now been installed in the Rue de la Chappelle in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Milliat was one of ten inspirational women depicted during […]
Triathlon to be first gold medal of LA 28!
The first gold medal awarded at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles will be for triathlon, LA 28 organisers have announced, as the overall schedule was unveiled three years before the Opening Ceremony. “I’m proud that the first medal will be awarded at Venice Beach” said Los […]
Designer of the Three-Ringed Flag honoured in Croatia
Almost 46 years after its introduction. the creator of the distinctive three-ringed emblem of the Mediterranean Games has been recognised with the highest award the International Mediterranean Games Committee (ICMG) can bestow. […]
Coventry Receives Key to Olympic House
The new International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry has received the symbolic key to Olympic House from Thomas Bach in his final hours in office. “The movement has been served by you with pure passion and purpose for 12 years, you have […]
ISOH Poster Competition
A Gallery of Excellence We are pleased to present a gallery which offers a closer look at the prize winning entries in the inaugural ISOH Olympic History Poster competition. [The original announcement of the Poster Competition may be viewed here.] It was held at the International Olympic Academy (IOA) Session (more…)
100 Years of Handing Over the Keys in Lausanne
On Monday, Kirsty Coventry is set to receive the keys to Olympic House in a ceremony which will formally begin her time as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President. It is 100 years since a formal handover and welcome first took place in Lausanne […]
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