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Lausanne, the Swiss city IOC (International Olympic Committee)
President Juan Antonio Samaranch honored with the title "Olympic
capital" in 1994, is now the administrative capital of world sport.
The past century has presented Olympism with many challenges and
that continues to be the case today; the issues may have changed,
but they are no less numerous. Controversies over phony amateurism,
the two Chinas and the creation of a modern Olympia have been
resolved, only to be replaced by questions of governance,
compliance, strategy, responsible management, the size of the
Games, the scarcity of bids and new forms of doping and corruption.
All these themes are examined in the articles that make up this
book published about 100 years after the establishment of the IOC's
headquarters in Lausanne. This book was originally published as a
special edition of Sport in Society.
Lausanne, the Swiss city IOC (International Olympic Committee)
President Juan Antonio Samaranch honored with the title "Olympic
capital" in 1994, is now the administrative capital of world sport.
The past century has presented Olympism with many challenges and
that continues to be the case today; the issues may have changed,
but they are no less numerous. Controversies over phony amateurism,
the two Chinas and the creation of a modern Olympia have been
resolved, only to be replaced by questions of governance,
compliance, strategy, responsible management, the size of the
Games, the scarcity of bids and new forms of doping and corruption.
All these themes are examined in the articles that make up this
book published about 100 years after the establishment of the IOC's
headquarters in Lausanne. This book was originally published as a
special edition of Sport in Society.
This book analyses the careers, governance and management practices
of some of the institutional sports leaders who have had the
greatest impact on global sport in the 120 years since Baron Pierre
de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games. Through their positions in
major sports organisations, their influence, the examples they set,
their successes and failures, and their ability to bring about
change, these notable individuals controlled and continue to
control the development of Olympic and international sport. The
portraits included within this collection provide a critical
analysis of these leaders' careers by examining sports management
from a biographical perspective, and allowing readers to understand
the challenges and obstacles faced by international sport's top
administrators. The contributors explore the interactions between
these leaders' career paths and their strategies, both within their
organisations and in the overall sporting context. Global Sport
Leaders will be of interest to students and scholars across a range
of disciplines including sports management, sociology, politics,
history and international relations.
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