... 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 ...

In this inspiring memoir, David Egan tells his own story, giving us a window into a life spent pushing boundaries. With a family undaunted by his diagnosis of Down syndrome, Egan learned early to speak up for himself.

The inclusion of skateboarding as an official discipline in the 2020 Olympic Games marks the pinnacle of a decades-long process of commercialization and sportification. Is the tightly-knit subculture in danger of losing its very identity?

... Netherlands Olympic Record ( * ) 1912 - Fanny Durack , Australia . 1 : 22.2 1920 - Ethelda Bleibtrey , U.S.A .. 1 : 13.6 1924 - Ethel Lackie , U.S.A .. 1 : 12.4 1928 - Albina Osipowich , U.S.A .. 1:11 1932 - Helene Madison , U.S.A ... 1 ...

... 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 ...

This book was previously published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

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) ...

... 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.