Sohn Kee-Chung (1936) “The human body can do so much. Then your heart and spirit must take over”. S. Kee-Chung. Helmet offered to Kee-Chung as a gift for his victory…. Read more »
Juan C Zabala in 1932 “In spirit, in heart, and in endurance, Juan C. Zabala, a slim young son of Argentina, was the modern reincarnation of Pheidippides of old”. Los… Read more »
Ahmed Boughera El Ouafi (1928) Amsterdam had already tried to host the Olympic Games of 1920 and 1924 before being selected for the 1928 appointment. It would be the first… Read more »
After the 1900 Olympic Games, Paris would be the first place to hold the Olympics twice. “Citius, Altius, Fortius” (or “Faster, Higher, Stronger”) became the motto for the Olympics for… Read more »
“I’m now a legend. I’m also the greatest athlete to live”. Usain Bolt, after the 2012 Olympics It is a biographical documentary about Usain Bolt´s life, from his first victories… Read more »
Tatu Kolehmainen (right) and Lossman (left) after the marathon The 1916 Olympic Games, that were supposed to take place in Berlin, were cancelled because of the World War I. After… Read more »
Start of the 1912 Marathon “I went out to win or die, and it was worth two and a half years working and waiting for.” Ken McArthur Some countries did… Read more »
Hayes in 1908 Pietri in 1908 This time around, although Hayes was the official winner of the Olympic marathon, I feel compelled to write also about Pietri, who could be… Read more »
International situation because of the Russo-Japanese War prevented some of the top athletes coming from abroad to compete in St. Louis. Therefore, less than 20% of the total participants… Read more »
The Olympics in Paris were supposed to be the first ever in modern times, as the city was proposed to hold the Games in 1900, in a meeting that took… Read more »
