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16th International Symposium for Olympic and Paralympic Research

The M.A. Olympic Studies was well represented at the 16^th International Symposium for Olympic and Paralympic Research which took place from July 20 – 21. It was hosted by the International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) of Western University, Canda. The place of the venue was the University of France-Comté, located in...

The Story of the Rings

In his functions as president of the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee and member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission, Stephan Wassong was invited for an interview by a well-known German radio station (Südwestrundfunk/SWR). Stephan Wassong was asked to talk about the origins of the Olympic rings, Pierre de...

Prof. Kay Schiller Guest at the Olympic Studies Centre

Kay Schiller, Professor of Modern European History at Durham University (UK), visited the German Sport University Cologne as a guest of the Institute of Sport History / Olympic Studies Centre from 1st to 4th of July 2024. During his stay, Prof. Stiller did research on the Maccabi Sports Movement at the Central Library for Sport...

Marloes Ekkelboom wins 'Best Paper Award' at international conference

Marloes Ekkelboom, PhD student and staff member, was awarded the 'Best Paper Award' at the seventh annual conference on sport and discrimination at the Université de Franche-Comté in Besancon, France, for her presentation on 'Female Athlete Activism' and social justice advocacy at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This event...

Olympic Seminar of the International Olympic Academy (IOA) in Bahrain.

The IOA has organized several workshops on Olympic Studies in collaboration with the Bahrain Olympic Committee respectively its National Olympic Academy (BOA). While our colleague from the M.A. Olympic Studies Dr. Emilio Fernández Peña taught on the IOA/BOA programme in April, Stephan Wassong delivered a series of lectures...

Olympism and Olympic Education Book

Explore the multifaceted dimensions of Olympism and Olympic Education in the latest publication edited by Alberto Reinaldo Reppold Filho (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) and Stephan Wassong (German Sport University Cologne).

The book covers a wide range of topics on Olympism such as the "Institutional...

IOC renews commitment to support M.A. Olympic Studies

The GSU's international part-time Master´s programme M.A. Olympic Studies will continue to receive support by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the years 2024 and 2025.

The 7th edition of the Diagoras journal is out!

The electronic journal Diagoras: International Academic Journal on Olympic Studies aims at stimulating a critical interdisciplinary dialogue on the Olympic and Paralympic Movement. The journal is published through a conjoint arrangement between the New Zealand Centre for Olympic Studies, University of Canterbury; the Olympic...

SportAccord

The SportAccord conference took place in Birmingham between 7-11 April. The conference provided a great platform for our Olympic Studies Centre to make valuable connections and promote the M.A. Olympic Studies Programme. We look forward to strengthening the connections made.

Stephan Wassong met Michael Mronz

Stephan Wassong had the opportunity to meet Michael Mronz (Germany), who has been elected a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 141st IOC session in Mumbai (India) on 17th October 2023.

In addition to his Olympic responsibilities, Mr. Mronz is a highly successful sport and sport event manager on the...