New publication: Olympic humanitarianism – the fundamental principles of Olympism

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  The Journal of Olympic History recently features on the cover of its latest number my article “Olympic humanitarianism: the fundamental principles of Olympism”. While I have published shorter articles on the same topic before in Culture @ the Olympics and Sportanddev.org this is the article that contains the research that informed them. This article, …

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IOCFSPD – report of rapporteurs and closing session

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  The report is based on the presentations, information pills speeches and keynote addresses given yesterday and today. Lord Colin Moynihan is now reading some ideas from Jacques Rogge’s, IOC President, address from yesterday and it looks like he’ll continue to summarize the presentations of yesterday, or at lest that he was made responsible to …

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IOCFDSP – Question for Mr. Verbruggen

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Byron Peacock, cure a friend of mine and master’s student at the Graduate Institute of International and Development studies in Geneva gave me this in reaction to Mr Verbruggen intervention and speech earlier this morning. I am inserting here, psychiatrist without any changes, his comment and question. I have to say though, that due to …

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IOCFSPD – session 5 – keynote

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Two keynote addresses and three presentations scheduled, click one of which being introduced the last minute.  The session starts with Hein Verbruggen, pharmacy President of the General Association of International Sports Federations and former Chairman of the Coordination of the Coordination Commission of the Beijing Olympic Games. He started speaking about legacy part of the …

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