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Participation: Aiming for History
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At only 16 years old, Achieng Ajulu-Bushell is set to become the first ever black female to represent Great Britain in a swimming discipline. Ajulu-Bushell has made the difficult choice to switch allegiance from Kenya to GB in order to achieve her personal best as a competitor at the London 2012 Games.
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The Olympic Games and Politics
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‘political’ Olympic Games are undoubtedly Berlin, 1936; Mexico, 1968; and Munich, 1972.
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Politics and the Olympic Games - Berlin 1936
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’s Third Reich. The Leni Reifenstahl film Olympia provides an uncomfortable and enduring legacy of such propaganda.
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The Olympic Games and Politics
Description
‘political’ Olympic Games are undoubtedly Berlin, 1936; Mexico, 1968; and Munich, 1972.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 UK: England and Wales License,except where otherwise noted within the resource. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 UK: England and Wales License,except where otherwise noted within the resource.
The Olympic Games and Politics
Description
?political? Olympic Games are undoubtedly Berlin, 1936; Mexico, 1968; and Munich, 1972.
Politics and the Olympic Games - Berlin 1936
Description
?s Third Reich. The Leni Reifenstahl film Olympia provides an uncomfortable and enduring legacy of such propaganda.
Participation: Aiming for History
Description
At only 16 years old, Achieng Ajulu-Bushell is set to become the first ever black female to represent Great Britain in a swimming discipline. Ajulu-Bushell has made the difficult choice to switch allegiance from Kenya to GB in order to achieve her personal best as a competitor at the London 2012 Games.
The Olympic Games and Politics
Description
?political? Olympic Games are undoubtedly Berlin, 1936; Mexico, 1968; and Munich, 1972.
London 2012: Not Cultural Enough for a Cultural Olympiad
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Launched on 26th September 2008, the Cultural Olympiad is a four year programme of cultural activity that aims to inspire young people, and to welcome the world to Britain during Games-time.
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the Olympic Games 1908, 1948 and 2012
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The 2012 Games will continue the great Olympic legacy of London and Britain. We will now take a brief look back at the history of the Games in London.
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Funding: Is an Olympic CEO worth more than a Prime Minister
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’ ability to financially manage the country.
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Olympic Games and Eastern Europe
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This case study considers how the Olympic stage has been utilised as a key arena for the expression of competing dominant political ideologies in modern history.
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Olympic Legacy: Questioning an Olympic Legacy for Wales
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the Olympic Games 1908, 1948 and 2012
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For the British people, Wednesday 6th July, 2005, was a momentous and historic day. That was the day that Britain was awarded the right to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. Such an announcement transformed the image of Britain as a nation capable of hosting large scale sporting mega-events. The venue of the announcement was Singapore: the voice delivering the decision was IOC President Jacques Rogge.
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Funding: Is an Olympic CEO worth more than a Prime Minister
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’ ability to financially manage the country. A quango, for those unfamiliar with the term, is a quasi nongovernmental organisation; an organisation that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government.
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Olympic Legacy: Questioning an Olympic Legacy for Wales
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Olympic Legacy: Questioning an Olympic Legacy for Wales
Funding: Is an Olympic CEO worth more than a Prime Minister
Description
? ability to financially manage the country. A quango, for those unfamiliar with the term, is a quasi nongovernmental organisation; an organisation that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government.
the Olympic Games 1908, 1948 and 2012
Description
For the British people, Wednesday 6th July, 2005, was a momentous and historic day. That was the day that Britain was awarded the right to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. Such an announcement transformed the image of Britain as a nation capable of hosting large scale sporting mega-events. The venue of the announcement was Singapore: the voice delivering the decision was IOC President Jacques Rogge.
London 2012: Not Cultural Enough for a Cultural Olympiad
Description
Launched on 26th September 2008, the Cultural Olympiad is a four year programme of cultural activity that aims to inspire young people, and to welcome the world to Britain during Games-time.
Olympic Games and Eastern Europe
Description
This case study considers how the Olympic stage has been utilised as a key arena for the expression of competing dominant political ideologies in modern history.
Funding: Is an Olympic CEO worth more than a Prime Minister
Description
? ability to financially manage the country.
the Olympic Games 1908, 1948 and 2012
Description
The 2012 Games will continue the great Olympic legacy of London and Britain. We will now take a brief look back at the history of the Games in London.
Olympic Legacy: Questioning an Olympic Legacy for Wales
OLYMPIC VALUES: Keeping the Amateurs Amateur.
Description
Given the financial clout of professional sport, it is little wonder that many athletes are tempted to turn professional after amateur wins. Boxing is perhaps the clearest example of a sport where athletes are faced with the fundamental amateur v pro debate: do they retain amateur status to live the dream of competing on home soil as Olympic boxers in the London 20102 Games, or take the tempting financial route of lucrative professional contracts and World Championship titles, with the downside of potentially entering the ring too fast than their experience and youth might ideally allow?
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