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Women in the 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: An Analysis of Participation, Leadership and Media Coverage [PDF]

, 2006
Increasing women's participation in the Olympic Movement as participants and leaders has been a slow and challenging process. While the number of "events" open to female athletes has increased steadily during the past 30 years, the actual number of ...
Donna A. Lopiano, Lisa Zurn, Marjorie A. Snyder   +2 more
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The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source

The Tokyo 2020 Games and the End of Olympic History

, 2020
On 24 July 2019 International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach stepped to the dais at the Tokyo International Forum and opined, “I have never seen an Olympic city as prepared as Tokyo with one year to go before the Olympic Games” (Bach 2019).
Jules Boykoff, Christopher Gaffney
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Post-event leverage and Olympic legacy: A strategic framework for the development of sport and cultural tourism in post-Olympic Athens [PDF]

, 2013
Although the hosting of the 2004 Olympics in Athens constituted a unique opportunity for the diversification and enrichment of Athens’ (and Greece’s) tourism product, the evident lack of coordination between commercial providers and public governing ...
Boukas, N, Ziakas, V
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Government involvement in high performance sport: An Australian national sporting organisation perspective [PDF]

, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and Summer Olympic National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) to determine the effect the relationship has on Olympic performance outcomes.
Gowthorp, Lisa, Skinner, James, Toohey, Kristine   +2 more
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Challenges and Opportunities in Multi‐Method Integrated Geophysical Prospection of Buried Building Remains at the Sanctuary of Olympia

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ancient Olympia was one of the most important sanctuaries and the venue for the Olympic Games in Greek and Roman times. Its remains are located in the Olympia Terrace (Peloponnese, Greece) at the present‐day confluence of the rivers Alpheios and Kladeos at the base of Mount Kronos.
Sarah Bäumler, Dennis Wilken, Peter Fischer, Lena Slabon, Timo Willershäuser, Birgitta Eder, Hans‐Joachim Gehrke, Erofili‐Iris Kolia, Franziska Lang, Oliver Pilz, Andreas Vött   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Olympic Education as an Important Component of a Comprehensive Curriculum on Physical Culture

Фізичне виховання, спорт і культура здоров’я у сучасному суспільстві, 2018
Topicality. The Olympic education of youth is one of the most important components in the formation of a harmoniously developed personality, the development of feelings and attitudes, habits of behavior, based on the Olympic principles, the Olympic ...
Vira Tkachuk, Iryna Turchyk, Roman Chopyk, Larysa Kozibroda, Maria Chemerys   +4 more
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‘Multi-directional management’: Exploring the challenges of performance in the World Class Programme environment [PDF]

, 2012
Driven by the ever-increasing intensity of Olympic competition and the ‘no compromise – no stone unturned’ requirements frequently addressed by HM Government and its main agency, UK Sport, a change in culture across Olympic team landscapes is a common ...
Andrew Cruickshank, Dave Collins, Ghaye T., Kim W. Chan, Martindale A.   +4 more
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Pediatric Climbers Experience More Upper Extremity Injuries, Geriatric Climbers More Lower Extremity Injuries, and Increased Shoulder Trauma Associated With Male Individuals in an Emergency Department Analysis of Rock Climbing–Associated Musculoskeletal Injuries

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To analyze epidemiologic trends, injury prevalence, and mechanisms of injury associated with rock climbing. Methods The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a public emergency department database, was queried for rock climbing–related injuries from 2014 to 2023. Data extracted included demographics, anatomic region injured, diagnosis,
Titan Z. Alexio, Philip M. Lee, Nathan N. Kim, Keinan B. Agonias, Kyle K. Obana, Andrew J. Luzzi, Jennifer M. Weiss   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and implementation of an injury and illness surveillance system for team USA

Injury Epidemiology
Background The purpose of this report is to provide insight and details regarding the development and implementation of an injury and illness surveillance (IIS) system for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
Eric G. Post, Travis Anderson, Olivia Samson, Alexis D. Gidley, Ashley N. Triplett, Amber T. Donaldson, Jonathan T. Finnoff, William M. Adams   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source