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Pages: 907
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-14 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
The Olympic Movement began with the Ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Greece on the Peloponnesus peninsula at Olympia, Greece. It is not clear why the G
Language: en
Pages: 0
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-02-28 - Publisher: Greenwood
The first "Games of the Modern Era" were celebrated in Athens in 1896 and have grown from a quaint idea of the 1890s to a major world happening. It is a testame
Language: en
Pages: 0
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Greenwood
This unique book provides information on the events surrounding the Olympics, such as political controversies, scandals, tragedies, economic issues, and periphe
Language: en
Pages: 351
Pages: 351
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press
While the earliest evidence of organized running can be traced back to Egypt in 3800 BCE, the modern sport of track and field evolved from rural games and churc
Language: en
Pages: 447
Pages: 447
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-16 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The nearly 150-year-old sport of cycling had its first competition in France in 1868. Soon afterward, the need arose for purpose-built cycling tracks because of