Thane Baker grew up in the Kansas Dust Bowl. An Olympic medal winner from his small town gave seven-year-old Thane hopes for his own Olympic glory. Yet a work injury at age fourteen shoved steel beh……続きを見る
On August 14, 2016, a young girl, India’s first female gymnast to compete at the Olympics, landed the Produnova that took her to the cusp of an Olympic medal. She came fourth yet soared into the hea……続きを見る
Pendant plus de mille ans (776 avant J.-C. – 393 après J.-C.), les Jeux Olympiques ont été la plus grande manifestation sportive et religieuse de l’Antiquité. Tous les quatre ans, les Grecs réunisse……続きを見る
In the summer of 1936, the world arrived in Berlin for a celebration of sport. What unfolded became one of the most powerful acts of political theater in modern history.
In The Nazi Games: Hitler, B……続きを見る
From ancient tomb paintings and Olympic arenas to village festivals, sumo stables, college wrestling rooms, lucha libre masks, professional wrestling television, and modern world championships, On t……続きを見る
著者：Shane L. Bryan
出版社： Black Bell Books
発売日： 2026年05月13日
Before medals, flags, and television ceremonies, the Olympics belonged to Zeus.
At ancient Olympia, men competed naked in the heat and dust before tens of thousands of spectators. They ran, wrestled……続きを見る
著者：Jason Vuic
出版社： University of Massachusetts Press
発売日： 2026年07月31日
To most observers, the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, were an unmitigated success. That year, the unlikeliest of candidate cities in the unlikeliest of candidate countries did what ma……続きを見る
This book offers an in-depth examination of the evolution of Olympic and Paralympic sport, exploring the dynamic interplay between innovation, sustainability, and technology.
Drawing on multidiscipl……続きを見る
Está muy buena la idea de Pelota de Papel. Cuentos escritos por los propios atletas argentinos contando sus experiencias, sus historias y anécdotas. Sus puntos de vista. Habitualmente escuchamos o c……続きを見る
著者：Jasper Wilson
出版社： Diogenes Global Press
発売日： 2026年06月13日
A marathon so chaotic it nearly destroyed the Olympic marathon itself.
On August 30, 1904, thirty-two runners lined up in St. Louis for what was supposed to be an Olympic test of endurance. What fol……続きを見る
Racing towards Redemption follows Jennifer "JenE" Estimé through her 2024 professional Track & Field season as she chases qualification in the women's 800m for Team Haiti at the Paris Olympic Games.……続きを見る
