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 […]
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.” […]
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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Tokyo’s Olympic film treads the red carpet at Cannes
“Olympic Games Tokyo 2022 Side A” by renowned Japanese director Naomi Kawase has been shown at the Cannes film festival. “It focuses on the thoughts, passion and emotions of the athletes who took centre stage at the Olympic Games,” and is the first of two films that Kawase has […]
“With Hope in our Hearts and Wings on our Heels” the Olympic music of Vangelis
The passing of Vangelis prompted many reminders of his Oscar-winning score for Chariots of Fire but his career also featured music associated with other sporting events. It is 40 years since Vangelis, born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, won the […]
Lighting the Flame for London
Ten years ago, the Olympic Flame was kindled for London 2012 on a glorious day at the site of the Games of antiquity at Ancient Olympia. It was the second time that London had received an Olympic Flame. Though as organisers prepared for the 1948 Games in an atmosphere of […]
Olympic history wins awards in Athens
“Agones,” a television documentary about the revival of the Olympics, has been given a special award by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) at a special gala event held in the Olympic headquarters in Athens. “We honour those who with their work and actions promote Olympism. […]
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 […]
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