Sporting events like the Olympic Games claim to promote equality and human dignity, yet are frequently used to marginalize people. Perhaps it’s time to consign Olympism to the dustbin of history.
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The Olympic Games have also been highly political events – Paris 2024 will be no different.
The 1976 Olympics marked a turning point in Olympic history: it was the first highly visible security operation, which has since become the norm for Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee has ruled politically-neutral individual athletes are eligible, but some nations aren’t happy about it.
There is hope for a return to a more traditional and enjoyable Olympic Games with the upcoming 2024 Paris Games.
The IOC has an opportunity to disavow the violence and illegality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by extending the platform and status of refugee athletes to Russian and Belarusian athletes.
Urban regeneration and tourism development are habitually touted as central reasons for a city to host the Olympics. Research shows that local people, however, often fail to benefit
From skateboarding and climbing to baseball, the new Olympic events had varying degrees of success.
With a booming hip hop culture, Paris is the best place to introduce break dancing to the Olympic games.
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Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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PhD Student, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Policy, The University of Edinburgh
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Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Honorary Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Canada; Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic and Paralympic Research Centre, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
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Professor, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Wilkes University
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Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University
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Lecturer in Psychology, Solent University
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Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Western University
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Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Sport, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Lecturer in Sports Law, University of Toronto
