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Olympic sized myths and misconceptions
Manage episode 431296298 series 5439
Is a butcher allowed to make Olympic rings out of sausages? Was the champion Spartan chariot racer Kyniska the feminist trailblazer she is held up to be? Internationally acclaimed sports historian Wray Vamplew puts the spotlight on the myths and misconceptions about the Olympics past and present.
Guest: Wray Vamplew, Emeritus professor of Sports History at the University of Stirling and author of ‘Games people played: a global history of sport’ (Reaktion Books, 2022, paperback 2023)
3335 episodes
Manage episode 431296298 series 5439
Is a butcher allowed to make Olympic rings out of sausages? Was the champion Spartan chariot racer Kyniska the feminist trailblazer she is held up to be? Internationally acclaimed sports historian Wray Vamplew puts the spotlight on the myths and misconceptions about the Olympics past and present.
Guest: Wray Vamplew, Emeritus professor of Sports History at the University of Stirling and author of ‘Games people played: a global history of sport’ (Reaktion Books, 2022, paperback 2023)
3335 episodes
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