Genius of Sport Exhibit at USOPM
It is now 30 years since the Centennial Olympics opened in Atlanta, but without the efforts of French nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin a century before, the Games might never have been revived for the modern era. With less than two […]
90 Years Ago the First Olympic Flame Was Lit
Exactly 90 years ago, an Olympic Flame was kindled from the rays of the sun in Ancient Olympia. Thousands thronged to the village of Olympia to witness the Ceremony. The next issue of the Journal of Olympic History will reveal why this was not a […]
A Flame Fit For a Queen
Celebrations have begun to mark 50 years since the Montreal Olympics began. The Games of 1976 are often derided because of the problems which dogged their build up. Construction delays and spiralling costs put the Games in jeopardy and in the final weeks major […]
Upgrade of Athens Stadium Under Way
Work has begun on relaying the track at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens which staged the first Olympics of the Modern Era in 1896. The Hellenic Olympic Committee have described it as a “major upgrade” which will “further enhance its historic […]
Olympic Day – Anniversaries and Activity
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry celebrates her first year in office on Olympic Day. June 23rd also marks the anniversary of the decision to revive the Games of the Modern Era in 1894. The IOC President usually fires the […]
Morocco’s Olympic Heritage Wins ISOH Poster Prize
Mouad Benouzekri, a lecturer at the Morocco national institute of sport has been named as the winner of the 2026 ISOH Olympic History poster competition. The competition was held in conjunction with the International Olympic Academy as part of […]
1956 Equestrian Olympics 70th Anniversary
A cache of rarely seen colour photographs from a private collection depicts the Olympic equestrian competitions exactly 70 years ago. They were held in Stockholm’s historic stadium in June 1956. The Olympics were scheduled for […]
Olympic Museum to receive mementos from Champions
The newest Olympic sport of ski mountaineering is set to take its place in the Olympic Museum in Lausanne this week as double Milano Cortina 2026 medallist Emily Harrop donates some of her equipment to the museum. A special […]
When Everybody Wanted To Run The World
Sudanese middle distance runner Omer Khalifa was an Olympic finalist at the 1984 Olympics over 1500m and also competed in the 1988 Seoul Games but he is best known for another run he undertook 40 years ago this week. Khalifa was the […]
ISOH/IOA Poster Competition Back for Second Year
ISOH is pleased to announce that the poster competition at the International Olympic Academy (IOA) New Young Ambassadors Session is to return for a second year. The competition is open to all participants at the session which takes […]