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To play or not to play : a historic overview of the Olympic Movement in China from 1894 to 1984

An, KangThe University of Texas at Austin2020

This report looks at China's involvement in the Olympic Movement from 1894- 1984, during which the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and China's desire to build a strong national state identity coincided with the revival of the modern Olympic Games. As Western sports were introduced to China at the turn …

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Behold the image-makers : the structure of the Olympic movement and its image, in the context of the Olympic Games bidding process.

Thomas, Jonathan M.De Montfort University2001

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The Pandemic Olympics: A Thematic Analysis of COVID-19 and the Tokyo Olympic Games from a Canadian Perspective

Stead, Aiden GeorgeUniversité d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa2022

Hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics during the COVID-19 pandemic presented a major crisis for the Olympic movement, both in Canada and around the world. The Pandemic led to an unprecedented postponement of the games and to widespread concern that the Tokyo Olympics could become a mega-spreader event. …

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