For Olympic athletes, fans and the media alike, the games bring out the best sport has to offer--unity, patriotism, friendly competition and the potential for stunning upsets.
Research on Indigenous participation in sport offers many opportunities to better understand the political issues of equality, empowerment, self-determination and protection of culture and identity.
Journey with Olympian and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall as he reflects on the joys and trials of running and, along the way, shows you how he found God in every step.
In the Cold War era, the confrontation between capitalism and communism played out not only in military, diplomatic, and political contexts, but also in the realm of culture-and perhaps nowhere more so than the cultural phenomenon of sports, where the symbolic capital of athletic endeavor held up a mirror to the global contest for the sympathies of citizens worldwide.
Hace 30 años, cuando Ben Johnson pulverizó el récord mundial de los 100 metros lisos aplastando a Carl Lewis y se hizo con el oro de los Juegos Olímpicos de Seúl en 1988, afirmó que el oro olímpico era más importante que el récord: mientras el récord podría ser mejorado en el futuro, nadie podría arrebatarle la medalla.
In diesem Buch lässt der Nordische Kombinierer Mario Stecher seine Karriere, die 1994 mit einem Rekordsprung am Holmenkollen in Oslo begann und 2014 mit Olympia-Bronze in Sotchi einen letzten Höhepunkt erfuhr, Revue passieren und spricht von der Entwicklung seiner Sportart, von Trainern und Funktionären, von Teamkameraden, Konkurrenten und der Rolle der Skiindustrie.
Er ist Olympiasieger 1984, er ist Doppel-Olympiasieger 1994, er war zweifacher Weltmeister, er gewann insgesamt vier Mal die Vierschanzentournee - kurz: Jens Weißflog ist der erfolgreichste Skispringer, den Deutschland, Ost wie West und vereint, je hatte.
Schillerndes Panorama einer ganzen Epoche, glänzend erzähltRaus aus den Schatten der NS-Zeit, den Wiederaufbau geschafft - 1972 reißt Deutschland die Fenster auf.
In the northwestern corner of the great peninsula of the Peloponnese, close to the meeting point of the Cladeus and Alpheus rivers, lies a peaceful river valley overlooked by the steep-sided Hill of Cronus.
Incorporating the latest research, The Victor's Crown offers an analysis of how competitive sport emerged in Greece during the eighth century BC, and then how the great festival cycle of Classical Greece came into being during the sixth century BC.
Discover the culture, scores, winners, losers and the rules of every Olympic sport in time for the Rio de Janeiro 2016The Olympic Games can dazzle us with the sheer scale and variety of its sporting contests.
Research on Indigenous participation in sport offers many opportunities to better understand the political issues of equality, empowerment, self-determination and protection of culture and identity.
One afternoon in 1987, two renegade climbers in Berkeley, California, hatched an ambitious plan: under the cover of darkness, they would rappel down from a carefully scouted highway on-ramp, gluing artificial handholds onto the load-bearing concrete pillars underneath.
One afternoon in 1987, two renegade climbers in Berkeley, California, hatched an ambitious plan: under the cover of darkness, they would rappel down from a carefully scouted highway on-ramp, gluing artificial handholds onto the load-bearing concrete pillars underneath.
In Gold Medal Diary, Hayley Wickenheiser, three-time Olympic gold medal winner and captain of the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team, reveals her day-to-day experiences of the 2010 Games, including the six-month lead-up of intensive training and pre-Olympic tournaments.
First published in 1910, this book explores the subject of athletics festivals in ancient Greece, looking in detail at its history as well as the exercises commonly seen at such occasions.
