Appearance and development of mountain bike abroad by IONUȚ, Bogdan Mihnea

“…Due to the immense popularity of the new type of cycling, the "Cross Country" specialty was included in the 1995 Olympic Games program, and since 1996 began the Olympic MountainBike Olympic history in Atlanta.…”
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Sport (ni)je iznad svega: Olimpijada u Moskvi 1980. godine u percepciji nesvrstane Jugoslavije by Jovana Perišić

“…In the context of studying the Cold War, based on Yugoslav archives, relevant domestic and foreign literature, as well as examples from the Yugoslav press, the paper perceives the position of the Yugoslavia and its correlation with the blocs at the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980. The analysis of the participation of Yugoslav athletes in the Olympics gives us the answer to the extent to which Yugoslav sport has followed the current political and ideological trends in the world, that is, causally depending on it.…”
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Tourisme et pacification dans les favelas de Rio de Janeiro by Thomas Apchain

“…Tourist visits to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro began in the 1990s and reached their peak in the 2010s, when the city received unprecedented media exposure due to the hosting of the main mega-events of the decade (World Cup, World Youth Day, Olympic Games). But out of the thousand or so favelas in the city, only a handful are touched by the phenomenon. …”
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The Training of Olympic Alpine Ski Racers by Matthias Gilgien, Matthias Gilgien, Robert Reid, Christian Raschner, Matej Supej, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Hans-Christer Holmberg

“…Alpine combined was the only alpine ski racing event at the first Winter Olympic Games in 1936, but since then, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, and team events have also become Olympic events. …”
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LONDRES 2012 AÑO OLÍMPICO INVITA A PREGUNTAR:: ¿POR QUÉ UNA CÁTEDRA OLÍMPICA? LONDON 2012 OLIMPIC YEAR INVITES TO ASK: WHY AN OLIMPIC CHAIR? by José Antonio García Forero

“…<br>The carrying out of the Olympic Games London 2012 invites to study the history of the Olympics, to which this article is, basically, dedicated. …”
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Emergency department activities at the Athletes' Village during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by Norihiro Kuroki, Kazuyoshi Yagishita, Keiki Shimizu, Sachiko Okuaki, Yuuri Doi, Yuki Arakawa, Tomotsugu Nakano, Takao Akama

“…Results During the Olympic Games, 12,318 triage cases were reported, of which 75 were treated in the ER. …”
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Representação social da mulher brasileira nas atividades físico-desportivas: da segregação à democratização by Ludmila Mourão

“…The aim of this study is to describe the meaning of social representations associated with Brazilian women in physical-sport activity from 1870, when women tended to be excluded from these activities, to 1 950, when there was a widespread process of democratization of women's access to sports, which culminated in the first Womens Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro. With the support of multiple methodological approaches, the study considers: (a) the testimony of Brazilian intellectuals medical doctors, jurists and educators - involved with the issue of women in sports in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century (Nísia Floresta, João da Matta Machado, Rui Barbosa, Fernando de Azevedo, Orlando Rangel Sobrinho and Afrânio Peixoto); (b) semi-structured interviews with elite informants considered icons of the movement of women's emancipation in/through sports: Maria Lenk, Yara Vaz, Aída dos Santos and Roselee Viana Ribeiro, and (c) media documents, mainly those concerned with the Spring Games, the first Women's Olympic Games, organized by the Jornal dos Sports from 1949 to 1972. …”
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Olympic Challenge: Designing Equity into Mega-Events by Velasquez-Soto, Sharon Jacqueline

“…In 2028, the City of Los Angeles will host the Olympic Games for the third time since the start of the last century; the first and second times being 1932 and 1984. …”
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London Model of Multicultural Development: Urban Administrative Initiatives and Cultural Integration of Ethnic Minorities by A B Berson

“…The paper also analyses the preparation to Olympic Games 2012 in London as they are presented as cultural cohesion element.…”
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Scenario Management Topicality for International Olympic Movement by S. V. Altukhov

“…The article considers the prerequisites and major problems connected with the management crisis in the international Olympic movement, analyses the economic results of the Olympic Games organization and suggests the scenarios of holding the structural changes in the system of world sports management. …”
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Images of the Feast in Antioch: Reflections about Dionysus’ Mosaics in Domestic Settings by Gilvan Ventura da Silva

“…In the Roman Empire, Antioch, the metropolis of Syria Coele, stood out as a vibrant cultural centre and stage of many artistic, sports and religious events, including its own Olympic Games. The Kalends of January, the Calliopea and the Maiuma were special highlights, not to mention the Christian and Jewish festivals. …”
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«Para Inglês Ver»: Translations of Contemporary Brazilian Literature in the Age of the Megaevents by Claire Williams

“…Since 2007, when it was announced that Brazil would host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, the country has become the focus of international attention. …”
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Commonwealth Games and Their Impact on Scotland’s Future in or outside the United Kingdom by Katarzyna Ochman

“…For the Scottish National Party (SNP), sport events constitute another opportunity to underline Scottish autonomy. During the last Olympic Games, SNP ministers refused to use the name “Team GB” in their message to the Scottish athletes. …”
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Protection of the olympic symbol by Jozo Čizmić

“…Olympic symbols are increasingly becoming the subject of marketing and commercial market interest This occurs most often in such a way that they are used in contradiction to the provisions of the Olympic Code, the Nairobi Agreement on the Protection of Olympic Symbols and other international and national regulations by which Olympic symbols are protected and which regulate the events tied to the holding of the Olympic Games. It is because of this that all Olympic symbols enjoy a certain level of civil, criminal and administrative legal protection. …”
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MONTENEGRO AND OLYMPISM by Dimitrije Rašović

“…Olympism itself has a long tradition in Montenegro, which dates before the Modern Olympic Games in Athens 1896.year and Montenegrins activity to find on the biggest sports festival back 1896.year.…”
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Planning and Architecture in Greece in the Neoliberal Era by Georgios Karatzas, Nikos Belavilas

“…The capital of Greece welcomed the mixed blessing of the Summer Olympic Games of 2004, was faced with major riots during December 2008 and became the focal point of the country’s financial crisis; this latter event, igniting extensive protests and demonstrations culminating in the “indignants” movement in the summer of 2011. …”
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System of improvement coacher's professional skill of national teams of Ukraine in Olympic sports by Dutchak M.V., Shkrebtiy J.M., Tomashevskyi V.V.

“…In the article the condition and prospects of perfection of system of improvement of professional skill of coaches and doctors involved in preparation of sportsmen of Ukraine to Olympic games, the World championships and Europe by summer and winter sports is considered. …”
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Inside the brain of an elite athlete: the neural processes that support high achievement in sports. by Yarrow, K, Brown, P, Krakauer, J

“…Events like the World Championships in athletics and the Olympic Games raise the public profile of competitive sports. …”

Who’s to Blame? by Maia Winkel

“…A most revealing and unflattering observation about the Olympic Games lies in our willingness to ignore host countries’ abuses, for the privilege and pleasure of watching the Games.  …”
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La transition à Saint-Denis.Discours et réalités dans une banlieue du Grand Paris en mutation by Cécile Gintrac

“…It’s at the heart of Greater Paris projects : the high-priority urban redevelopment area NPNRU (Nouveau programme national de renouvellement urbain), 2024 Olympic games sites, Grand Paris Express metro station and call for projects “Let’s invent the metropolis”. …”
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