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Reading advice : OSC Reference Document on the Olympic Movement, the IOC and the Olympic Games. Don’t miss this document, which on 50 pages, includes all the facts and figures about the organisation of the Olympic Movement, the roles and the structure of the IOC, as well as on each edition of the Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games. This document is part of our OSC Reference Collection. You can access the document on the Olympic World Library https://lnkd.in/eGPY3TC6, and also access the entire collection here https://bit.ly/2P138JH. The content of these documents can be used for non-commercial, educational, research, analysis, review or reporting purposes.

On 1. January 1863, Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee and the modern Olympic Games, was born in Paris (France).   To celebrate this day, we share with you our OSC Reference Document “Pierre de Coubertin : life, vision, influences and achievements of the founder of the modern Olympic Games”.   This reference document brings together 60 short and concise entries on all facets of Coubertin`s life and works, and is the result of a fruitful collaboration between the Olympic Studies Centre, the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee and the French Pierre de Coubertin Committee, with the contribution of internationally renowned Coubertin experts.   You can access this document here https://lnkd.in/e6x2nHgD, and for further readings on Pierre de Coubertin, don’t miss our ZOOM IN page on the Olympic World Library here https://lnkd.in/envvMank with all the most relevant resources.

In 2024, 9 university based Olympic Studies and Research Centres (OSRCs) have joined our network, which now comprises 77 centres in 29 countries. Welcome to the most recent centres: - Olympic Studies Hub, Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon (USA), led by Dr. Yoav Dubinsky - Olympic Study Centre, National Sports Academy « Vassil Levski » (Bulgaria), led by Lozan Mitev - Olympic Studies Research Centre for Safe Sport and Human Rights, Canterbury Christ Church University (GBR), lead by Professor Dikaia Chatziefstathiou Discover the full list of centres on our website here https://lnkd.in/dnx8x-aZ   We are very encouraged with the continued growth of the network and thank all involved professors and teams for their commitment to promoting Olympic education, studies and research. We look forward to strengthening the network in 2025 and creating and leveraging further opportunities for exchange and collaboration.   #OlympicStudies #OlympicEducation #StrongerTogether 

The whole Olympic Studies Centre team send you their best wishes for a peaceful holiday season and a healthy and prosperous year 2025!

If you follow the activities of the International Olympic Committee, you likely know the Olympic Review, its official journal. Its most recent volume just got published, but did you know that the first edition already appeared a few weeks after the IOC's creation at the Sorbonne in 1894, back then under the title "Bulletin du Comité International des Jeux Olympiques"?  Under various titles and with a few brief interruptions it has been produced ever since and represents a unique source of information, in particular for the years before websites and social media existed. The Olympic Review has evolved over time, in terms of how frequently it is published and the languages used. It is currently published twice a year, in English, French and Spanish. Due to its importance, we have digitised the over 700 articles of the Olympic Review for you and offer you a dedicated search bar. Discover the newest edition here https://lnkd.in/exYx2mSR and the full collection here https://lnkd.in/efX-UBkf. Happy Reading!

The Bharat Centre of Olympic Research and Education (BCORE) will host its first-ever conference from January 27 to 30, 2025, at Rashtriya Raksha University (India). A call for abstracts has been issued, with topics such as hosting and organizing, Olympic education, sustainable development, and technological innovation being particularly encouraged. The deadline for submission is January 12, 2025. Further information is available here https://lnkd.in/dFBVrhWP, or you can write to bcore@rru.ac.in.

Of all the Olympic Games in their 130 years history, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were the most followed Games ever. According to independent research conducted on behalf of the IOC, around five billion people followed the Games with digital platforms driving an unprecedented level of attention of an estimated 412 billion engagements from 270 million posts on social media platforms. Media Rights-Holders also delivered record results, driven in large part by this increased visibility on digital channels. Globally, there were 13 times more social media engagements than for the previous edition of the Games. Some 70 per cent of the global audience watched on both television and digital platforms. Find all the information about the survey results here https://lnkd.in/e4vYujY7 For official and academic publications on the topic of the media coverage of the Olympic Games, consult the Olympic World Library at https://lnkd.in/eqehWT_t

📢 We are happy to announce the launch of the 2025 / 2027 edition of the Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme for established researchers engaged in Olympic-related research. 💡 The main objective of this programme is to promote advanced humanities or social sciences research in priority fields of research identified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). For this edition the general areas are: - AI and sport - Elite youth athletes - Esports and e-games - Safe sport: athlete safeguarding and (mental) health - Sport coaches - The contribution of sport and Olympism to the UN Sustainable Development Goals 🗓️ Application deadline is 27 January 2025. 👉 Find all information, including the list of specific priority fields of research on our website. https://lnkd.in/d8BiQ_3w Please help us share this in your networks! #OlympicStudies

🔹Today, 132 years ago, on 25 November 1892, Pierre de Coubertin initiated the modern Olympic Games when he introduced his idea in a speech at the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Union des Societés Francaise de Sport Athletique. He said: 🔸 “As for athletics in general, I am ignorant of its destiny; but I wish to draw your attention to the important fact that it presents two new features (…). It is democratic and international. (…) Let us export rowers, runners and fencers; this is the free trade of the future, and the day that it is introduced into the mores of old Europe, the cause of peace will receive new and powerful support. (…) That is sufficient to encourage me now to think about the second part of my programme. I hope that you will assist me as you have done thus far, and that, with you, I shall be able to continue and accomplish, on a basis in keeping with the conditions of modern life, this grandiose and beneficent work: the re-establishment of the Olympic Games.” ➡️ The full speech of Pierre de Coubertin in English and French at The Olympic Studies Centre: https://lnkd.in/e7WrKPKe

On 25th of November 1892 at the Sorbonne University, in Paris, Baron Pierre de Coubertin presented his visionary idea to revive the Olympic Games. Two years later, in the same auditorium, the decision was formalized. To celebrate this anniversary, we invite you to explore our digital resources dedicated to Coubertin's vision and works, including: ·       The article Coubertin's Olympic vision / by Otto J. Schantz (Eng). https://lnkd.in/eHKhefUi ·       The OSC Reference Document Pierre de Coubertin : life, vision, influences and achievements of the founder of the modern Olympic Games including 60 short and accessible texts  (available in Eng, Fre, Spa) https://lnkd.in/egKSSraw ·       The educational material for teachers, pupils and students (+15) to foster learning and discussion in the classroom. Discovering Pierre de Coubertin : an educational programme based on the words of Pierre de Coubertin (Eng, Fre, Spa, Por, Jap) https://lnkd.in/esgsBRTB Our collection of the original writings, letters, and speeches. Pierre de Coubertin's writings https://lnkd.in/e6RN2XbV   #OlympicEducation #OlympicStudies #PierreDeCoubertin #Coubertin