TABLE OF CONTENTS
02 / EDITORIAL
Christian Wacker examines an era when sport was an exhibition.
04 / MUMBAI MEMORANDUM
Notes from the first IOC Session to be held in India for 40 years, sports added for LA28 and new members of the IOC.
06 / NEUTRAL ATHLETES AT PARIS 1924
Athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete at Paris as neutrals – details of the criteria agreed by the IOC.
08 / URUGUAY “CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD”
Professor Héctor Horacio Henry reviews Uruguay’s stunning Olympic debut at Paris 1924 crowned by gold in football.
14 /AWARDING OLYMPIC MEDALS FOR CREATIVITY
Dr Natalia Camps y Wilant takes up the theme of 1924 with an examination of the jury for the art contests in Paris.
22 / GREAT BRITAIN’S 1924 FLAG BEARER
Oscar winning film “Chariots of Fire” told the story of two British gold medallists at Paris 1924 Olympics, but other members of the team also had fascinating stories to tell.
26 / THE SEINE AND THE OLYMPICS
The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony on the river is keenly anticipated but as David Wallechinsky points out, the waters of the Seine played an important part in the Olympics of 1900 and 1924.
30 / SHARING, TOLERANCE AND RESPECT
Adoption of the Olympic and Paralympic Truce for Paris 2024.
32 / SARAJEVO MARKS ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
ISOH Secretary Markus Osterwalder joins the celebrations as Sarajevo launches Olympic Museum library.
37 / SECURING THE LEGACY OF SARAJEVO 1984 FOR THE FUTURE
How ISOH plans to work with Sarajevo’s museum to preserve the legacy.
38 / ISOH MEMBER AWARDED COUBERTIN MEDAL
Accolade for Olympic journalist David Miller.
40 / THE JOSEPH CONRAD OF ENGLISH SWIMMING
Gherado Bonini tells the story of lifesaver William Henry who played a pivotal role in the 1908 Olympics.
51 / SPREADING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (IPCC) President Stephan Wassong introduces the latest guide to the founder of the Modern Olympics.
53 / THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL SWIMMING RACE IN HISTORY
The passing of John Devitt and Lance Larson is a time to recall their dramatic race at the 1960 Olympics.
56 / OBITUARIES
Wolf Reinhardt and the OlyMADMen chronicle the passing of distinguished Olympic personalities.
64 / BOOK REVIEWS
New volumes on athletes Harry Edward, Mary Peters the 1972 Munich Olympics and the 1976 Denver Games which never took place.
70 / FILM REVIEW
Myles Garcia reviews George Clooney’s cinematic version of “The Boys in the Boat,” now on general release.
72 / COUBERTIN AND CRICKET
Set for an Olympic return at Los Angeles 2028, cricket was a sport which Coubertin learned about in his early years.
76 / INDIGENOUS ATHLETES AT THE OLYMPICS
James Ring Adams of the Smithsonian Institute develops the ideas presented at our ISOH General Assembly in Colorado.
88 / PARIS TO PARIS
A very French chronology from Coubertin’s birth to the 2024 Games.
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