Category: Olympics
ONCE UPON A TIME:
WHEN VIENNA WAS THE CITY OF THE STRONGEST MEN
Part 2
To read Part 1 – click HERE 1923 was a crucial year for Austrian weightlifting and...
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ONCE UPON A TIME:
WHEN VIENNA WAS THE CITY OF THE STRONGEST MEN
Part 1
During the nineteenth century, which was marked by the rise of sport as a social phenomenon,...
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The relay runners who joined the Resistance:
1930s-1940s Italian athletes Lydia Bongiovanni and Elda Franco
Part 3
The author would like to express thanks to Levio Bottazzi, Maura Quiriconi and Jole Romano...
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The Relay Runners Who Joined the Resistance:
1930s-1940s Italian athletes
Lydia Bongiovanni and Elda Franco
Part 2
The author would like to express thanks to Levio Bottazzi and Maura Quiriconi for having shared...
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The Relay Runners Who Joined the Resistance:
1930s-1940s Italian Athletes Lydia Bongiovanni and Elda Franco
Part 1
FThe author would like to express thanks to Levio Bottazzi and Maura Quiriconi for having shared...
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The Italian Job:
The role of Italian sportswomen in 1933 Turin International University Games
The 1933 edition of the International University Games (IUG) was held in Turin, from 1 to 10...
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THE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY:
Rediscovering Violet Piercy, Marathon Pioneer
Part 3
To read Part 1 of this series click HERE and Part 2 HEREÂ The Running Career Revived Violet...
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THE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY:
Rediscovering Violet Piercy, Marathon Pioneer
Part 2
To read the first part of this series click HERE Who was Violet Piercy? Helpfully Piercy’s...
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THE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY:
Rediscovering Violet Piercy, Marathon Pioneer
Part 1
Introduction The story of a British woman called Violet Piercy running a marathon in 1926 has been...
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Ivor Montagu:
Table Tennis and Apartheid South Africa
Introduction Sport is closely linked to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, with the...
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The Unfinished ‘Amusement and Sports Park’ Project in Warsaw from 1921
the First Vision for an Olympic District in the Capital City of the Second Polish Republic?
Please cite this article as: Potrzuski, K. The Unfinished ‘Amusement and Sports Park’ Project in...
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Another Dibiasi, another phenomenon!
The story of Karl Dibiasi
Between 1964 and 1976, Klaus Dibiasi was one of the greatest divers in the World. Klaus always...
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