Playing the Games. Michael Llewellyn Smith.
by Llewellyn Smith, Michael; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 20Global Issues. Publisher: BBC History Magazine, 2004ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Amateurism | Coubertin, Pierre de 1863-1937 | International Olympic Committee | Nationalism and sports | Olympics | Olympics -- History | Sports -- Political aspects | Sports and state | Terrorism | Women athletesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The modern Olympics started in 1896 with the ostensible aim of promoting peace through sport." (BBC HISTORY) This article reveals how "politics have tarnished this ideal" and that "drug-taking is not a new problem."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Playing the Games, Aug. 2004; pp. 14-18.
"The modern Olympics started in 1896 with the ostensible aim of promoting peace through sport." (BBC HISTORY) This article reveals how "politics have tarnished this ideal" and that "drug-taking is not a new problem."
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