Category: Athletics
A Sports Star was Born!
How Kris Kristofferson First Found National Exposure as a Rugby Player
The Country Music singer songwriter and Hollywood actor Kris Kristofferson has sadly passed away...
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An Englishman Abroad:
Professor Christopher Butterworth
Part One.
Willie Beckwith observed in 1883 that no American swimmer of the time would be able to compete...
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George Eyser: Was he the First True Paralympic Champion?
On the eve of the Paris Paralympics as we wait to witness some incredible performances, perhaps we...
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The World Record Football Match
Floodlit in 1923: 7 Years BEFORE Men
Hey’s Brewery Bradford Ladies FC + Dick Kerr Ladies
Part 2
Introduction In Part 1 I gave an overview of the key ‘illuminated’ football matches up to the...
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Stoke Mandeville: The Crucible of Disabled Sport’ Announced as Lighting Point For Paralympic Torches
Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire recognised around the world as the birthplace of the...
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Rugby at the Olympics:
How Committed Rugby Fan Pierre de Coubertin Ensured its Inclusion
When the Rugby sevens tournament kicks off in Paris on the 24th July as the first sport to be...
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The Prehistory of Six Day Bicycle Races
Part 5:1876
To read the previous parts of this series click on the relevant links below Part 1 Part 2 Part...
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BANNED! How Gold Medalist Cecil Griffiths missed ‘The Chariots of Fire’ Olympics of 1924
As many athletes across the world wait to hear if they have been selected for the the 2024 Paris...
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Unbeatable! Were the ‘Invincible’ Lions of ’74 the true ‘World Champions?’
This summer marks 50 years since arguably the greatest ever British and Irish Lions Rugby tour to...
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The World Record Football Match
Floodlit in 1923: 7 Years BEFORE Men
Hey’s Brewery Bradford Ladies FC + Dick Kerr Ladies
Part 1
1923 Women’s Game: “You Could Read a Newspaper in the Centre Circle” An interesting and highly...
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Maurice Turnbull:
Was He Britain’s Most Complete All –Round Sportsman?
August this year (2024) will mark the 8oth anniversary of the sad death of a long-forgotten Welsh...
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The Same Difference:
A Review of Conservative and Labour Government Physical Education and School Sport Policy 1988-2010
Playing Past is delighted to be publishing on Open Access –Sports and Coaching: Pasts and Futures...
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