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Aug 1712 min read
The Golden Olympics - Paris 2024
As a lover of the Olympic Games it would be remiss of me to not reflect on some of the sporting history moments from Paris 2024.
Aug 45 min read
Coming Full Circle - 100 Years since the last time the Olympics were in Paris, France
It has been 100 years since the Olympics were in Paris. What has changed?
Nov 27, 20234 min read
The Pacific Games
Did you know that the Pacific Games are currently underway in the Solomon Islands. This is the seventeenth time the games have been held,...
Nov 15, 20234 min read
Australia's Most Successful Olympic Sprinter
Shirley Strickland has won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in athletics. She is also ranked 10th on the all-time Australian...
Jul 28, 20239 min read
75 Years Since the 1948 Summer Olympics
Seventy-Five years ago, on 29 July 1948, for the first time in 12 years (due to World War Two, WWII) the Summer Olympics began. The...
Jul 29, 20226 min read
What are the Commonwealth Games and Why should we care about them?
The Commonwealth Games began in Birmingham, England this morning (Aussie time, yesterday UK time)! In the past, as someone who loves any...
Feb 20, 20226 min read
African Nations at the Winter Olympic Games
Here is a reminder of the human side of the games, the side we love to hear about and support but one that often gets lost in the hunt...
Jan 30, 20226 min read
A Brief History of the Winter Olympics
If you think that it seems like the Summer Olympics only just finished and so it seems a bit soon to be welcoming the Winter Games, then...
Jul 25, 20215 min read
From Olympiad to World Games - The Development of the Women's Olympic Movement
Following on from last week’s blog that was all about the path to the 1921 women’s Olympiad, I thought I should provide an overview of...
Jul 20, 20215 min read
The Path to the Women's 1921 Olympiad
I recently shared a post on social media about the 1921 women’s first Olympiad taking place 100 years ago. This raised a lot of questions...