Category: Olympics
The Pedestrian Pre-History of Six Day Bicycle Races
Part 2: 1875
To read Part 1 of this series click HEREÂ Introduction. The first part of this sequel story...
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Ron Eland:
A Pioneer of Weightlifting and Reconciliation in South Africa
Most South African sport history enthusiasts are familiar with the name Basil D’Oliveria, who was...
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Botham’s Test and Jessop’s Match:
Anniversaries and Kindred Spirits
The summer of 2021 marked the 40th anniversary of ‘Botham’s test’, which for...
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Georges Carpentier’s Training:
A ‘Scientific Method’ of Boxing?
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Kick-Off in Europe’s Powder Keg:
Cooperation and Confrontation in Football in South Slavic Lands 1900-1914
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‘Our Present Methods and Spirit are Fatal to Success’:
Coaching and Training in Britain 1912-1914
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‘The Butter-Cup that Blooms in Spring’:
Crowd Singing on the Eve of the First World War
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‘International Friendships’ with the Co-operative Holidays Association in the Years Leading up to the First World War.
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Cricket in 1914:
A Re-assessment.
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Coaching, Physical Training, and the Changing Landscape of Lawn Tennis:
Australasia’s Ascendency to Dominance in the pre-Great War Era.
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The First Miles of a Double-Edged National Sport:
Cycling, Society and (sub)National Identity Construction during the Belgian Belle Époque.
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Did ‘Old Bill’ watch Football?
Bruce Bairnsfather and the Christmas Truce.  Â
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