... Netherlands, 210–27; and anti-Semitism, 216, 211; and Olympic boycott, 210, 211, 212, 218, 219, 224 Netherlands Bowling Association, 212 Netherlands Football Federation, 213–14, 218, 222–23 Netherlands Korfball Association, 212 Netherlands ...

... Olympics activity was in 1900 when they sent 35 athletes to the Paris Olympics. After missing the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the Netherlands has never missed an- other Olympic Games, although in 1956 it competed only at the Equestrian ...

This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Olympics.

... Netherlands Olympic Committee, nevertheless proposed Amsterdam as the location for the Games in 1924, although ... Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin sought to ensure that the right to host the VIII Olympiad went to Paris. Therefore, in ...

... Netherlands. Wils's first brush with “matters Olympic” occurred in 1923. His vis- its to some of the leading cities ... olympics: the olympics before world war ii.

Yet who exactly is accountable for its successes and failures? This book examines the legitimacy and accountability of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

... 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 ...

Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history from the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, revealing how the Olympics developed into a global colossus and highlighting how they have been buffeted by (and affected by) ...

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 ...