... Olympics of 1928 would answer requests for a neutral host. Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, was selected to host in 1928 mainly because the Dutch had been neutral during the war. This decision process was reflected in the ...
A perfect companion reference for Sydney 2000, this "bible of the Olympics" includes not only statistics for each event, but also the exciting stories behind them. 211 photos.
This is a cutting-edge text which responds to the increasing importance of sport policy and its relation to public investment.
... Netherlands Olympic Committee . 1928. Official Report of the Olympic Games of 1928. Ed . G. Van Rossem . Available at http://olympic-museum.de/o-re ports / report1928.htm ( accessed November 12 , 2006 ) . Norton , Frank . 2007. Lenovo ...
This extra edition in the 'Design and Politics' series describes the different ways in which design figures in shaping the Olympic Plan's ambition to house the 2028 Summer Olympics.
... Olympics . For instance , the Netherlands won in four speed skating events in Sochi all of the available gold , silver , and bronze medals . The country leads the all - time Winter Olympics speed skating ranking , having won one - fifth ...
... Netherlands Olympic Organizing Committee and the official opening by Prince Hendrik, they sported bands featuring the national colors of all the competing countries. While they filled the air space over the stadium, Henri Denis of the ...
... Olympics , more than any other nation , and Great Britain has hosted three Summer Olympics , all in London . Three ... Netherlands , South Korea , Spain , the Soviet Union and Sweden . In 2016 , Rio de Janeiro will host the first ...
... Olympics, New Violence.' New York Times, 4 August, p. A1 [accessed at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/sports/04iht ... Netherlands Olympic Committee. (1928). Official Report of the Olympics Games of 1928 Celebrated at Amsterdam ...
This volume explores sporting mega-events, their social, political, and cultural characters, the value systems that they inscribe and draw on, the claims they make on us and the claims the organisers make for them, the spatial and ethical ...