01 July, 2026
The First Call for the Revival of the Olympics (part 2 of "the real story of the Olympics")
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In 393 AD, Emperor Theodosius I issued an edict putting an end to pagan festivals. As a consequence, the Olympics, dedicated to Zeus and int...
21 June, 2026
Women shot-putters and the de facto world record
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When Jessica Schilder threw a world-leading 21.09 m in May, I realized that it had been 15 years since a woman had gone beyond 21 m—the 21.2...
17 June, 2026
A great article in the Deca Passion blog
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It has been quite some time that my friends Frédéric and Pierre Gousset had not published a long article in their WordPress blog. (Of course...
11 June, 2026
The Enhanced fiasco
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It began as a supposed revolution in sport—an enterprise not merely challenging the establishment but seeking to dismantle it altogether. En...
01 June, 2026
Before the modern, the ancient Olympics (part 1 of "the real story of the Olympics")
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The genesis of the ancient Olympics is lost in the mists of time. Pindar, writing whole centuries after the beginning of the Olympics, menti...
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