TY  - Report

AU  - Rhonda Jolly



PY  - 2012
T1  - The Olympics: background and London update
PB  - Parliamentary Library (Australia)


DO  - https://doi.org/APO-30084
UR  - https://apo.org.au/node/30084

AB  - This paper provides brief background information on the origins of the Olympics and a snapshot of the development of the Games since the first modern Olympics were held in 1896. 

Particular reference is made to the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 and the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The achievements of Australian Olympians are also a special focus of the paper. The paper also provides an insight into some of the many social and political dimensions of the Olympics.
ER  -