Family planning paradigms: Gender bias and its impact on Olympic gold medals by Amitav Banerjee

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Special Issue on “Sports Performance and Health” by Matej Supej, Jörg Spörri

“…Sports performance is primarily perceived to be associated with elite sport, where athletes strive for a place on the podium, with the most prestigious result probably being an Olympic gold medal [...]…”
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Ondina e le ondine Questioni di raffigurazione (verbale e iconografica) della donna sportiva nell’Italia fascista (1933 ca.) by Marco Giani

“…In late 1933, L'Osservatore Romano fuelled an argument against Il Littoriale, mouthpiece of the Fascist sport policy, about women’s sport: the Vatican Italian-speaking newspaper was against the public women’s athletic meetings, and the “immoral” shorts dressed by the young Italian athletes, such as Ondina Valla, going-to-be the first Italian woman to win an Olympic gold medal (1936, Berlin). Which was the situation of Italian female sports, at that time? …”
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Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2020 by Mateus de Almeida Prado Sampaio, Jose Raimundo Sousa Ribeiro Junior

“…We analyse the performance of each country (delegations) in terms of 1) the overall score obtained; 2) comparison with its previous performance (Rio 2016); 3) relationship between the number of medals and the number of athletes sent; 4) relationship between the number of medals and the total population and 5) relationship between obtaining Olympic points and the respective HDI (Human Development Index).We conclude that access to the greatest material (and immaterial) wealth in dispute, symbolized by the Olympic gold medal, is spatially distributed across the globe in concentrated (Map 1), hermetic (Map 2), competitive (Map 4), unequal (Map 5) and unfair (Map 6) ways.…”
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Pattern-Matching Kinematic Analysis of Glide Phase after Start with Different Techniques in Medley Swimming: An Olympic Champion Case by Shun Wang

“…Objective: The objective of this study is to identify the difference in kinematic parameters in underwater phases of hands-free start and hands-together start by using a case of an Olympic champion in men’s 200 m individual medley competition, through the dynamic time warp (DTW) pattern-matching approach. Methods: An Olympic gold medal winner in the men’s 200 m individual medley competition is the subject of this study. …”
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Broadcasting real time information using mobile and internet technology (badminton tournament live score system) by Sughan Nair, Prabhakaran

“…Badminton is the main sport that Malaysia targets for its first Olympic gold medal. Almost all Malaysians have interest on badminton. …”
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Olümpiavõitja kui rahvuskangelane: folkloristlik vaade ühele dopingujuhtumile by Piret Voolaid

“…The aim of the paper is to analyse the collective expression of attitudes elicited by the doping scandal that concerned the esteemed Estonian cross-country skier and Olympic gold medal winner, Andrus Veer­palu. The paper provides an insight into the evolution of an athlete into a national hero on the Internet. …”
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Birth of Olympic flame: Ancient Greece and European identity (II) by Malešević Miroslava

“…This same arrogance fails to ask itself if, for instance, He Kexin's Olympic gold medal in gymnastics is a victory for China or for the West.…”
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Does sports success increase government support? Voter (ir)rationality in a multiparty context by Lauri Rapeli, Peter Söderlund

“…We contribute with an analysis of whether nationally important sports success, such as Olympic gold medals, affect support for coalition governments in a multiparty context. …”
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Block vs. Traditional Periodization of HIT: Two Different Paths to Success for the World’s Best Cross-Country Skier by Guro Strøm Solli, Guro Strøm Solli, Espen Tønnessen, Øyvind Sandbakk

“…The participant is the most-decorated winter Olympian, with 8 Olympic gold medals, 18 world championship titles, and 114 world cup victories. …”
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Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht: o velejador brasileiro nos Juegos Olímpicos de 1952 e 1956 = Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht: el regatista brasileño en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1952 y 195... by Carolina Fernandes da Silva, Bruna Letícia de Borba, Janice Zarpellon Mazo

“…Since then, Brazilian Olympic sailing has won 19 medals, standing out as the sport that has won the highest number of Olympic gold medals for Brazil: a total of eight. The Brazilian athletes who pioneered sailing were linked to clubs in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. …”
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