Olympics Resources
Olympics Resources
2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
NY Times: Beijing Winter Olympics
CNN: Winter Olympics Fast Facts
South China Morning Post: Winter Olympics in Beijing
History.com: Winter Olympics History
Britannica: Winter Olympics History
Issues and Politics
GIJN: Eight Lessons from Investigations into the Olympics
OlympicWatch.org
This human rights activist group monitors the situation in the People’s Republic of China in the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games and to campaign to achieve positive change in the lives of the people of China..
World Health Organization
Has information on air quality in Beijing.
Blood Doping
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
Policies, codes, fact sheets, links, control officers, etc.
World Anti-Doping Agency
Links, publications, studies, etc.
Findlaw.com: Blood Doping Links
A great collection of fact sheets and legal resources on the blood-doping controversy.
Findlaw.com: Why Blood Doping is Done
BBC: Banned Substances List
Story and list on what athletes cannot take.
BBC: Sports Doping Breakthrough
Steroids and Performance-Enhancing Drugs
SteroidLaw.com
Background on how the laws work, etc.
MedStudents.com: Background on Steroids
A good quick-reference page.
Findlaw.com: Steroids and Performance-Enhancers
Findlaw.com: Other Drugs Abused by Athletes
Findlaw: History of Drug Use in Sports
Olympics History
InfoPlease.com: Olympics Through the Years
Easy-to-use quick reference to past Games.
NationMaster.com: Olympics History Encyclopedia
Look up Games history by year.
Wikipedia: 2004 Olympics Encyclopedia
About.com: 1980 Olympics History
Background on the U.S. Boycott of the Moscow Games.
InfoPlease.com: Olympics Through the Years
Easy-to-use quick reference to past Games.
NationMaster.com: Olympics History Encyclopedia
Look up Games history by year.
Wikipedia: Olympics Encyclopedia
About.com: 1980 Olympics History
Background on the U.S. Boycott of the Moscow Games.
Media Coverage and Blogs
Five Ring TV
Analysis of NBC’s primetime broadcast Olympic coverage, with a focus on the amount of airtime devoted to men’s and women’s sports.
NBCOlympics.com
Comprehensive, around-the-clock coverage of the games from the official network. The site has live video streaming of all the sports, real-time results, etc.
MSNBC Coverage
Breaking news, TV schedule, medal count, other results.
MSNBC World Blog
Includes a “Blogging from Beijing” section.
USA Today Summer Olympics Coverage
FoxSports: 2008 Summer Olympics
NY Times 2008 Summer Olympics Coverage
NY Times Rings: 2008 Summer Olympics Blog
Chicago Tribune: Globetrotting Blog
Phil Hersh’s international sports blog.
LA Times: Ticket to Beijing
An Olympics blog by LA Times and other Tribune company writers.
Time.com Summer Olympics Coverage
YouTube Summer Games
Site features news, recaps, features, profiles and video on the culture of Beijing through many of its partners, including The Associated Press, New York Times, Getty Images, Reuters and Travel Channel.
AroundtheRings.com
Covers the business of the Olympics. Includes, archives, newsletter and useful links section.
GamesBids.com
Site covers cities’ bids for upcoming Summer and Winter Olympics.
Summer Olympics News
A blog with updated news links and video from the Olympics. Some of the video is shot from handheld cameras around Beijing.
Miscellaneous
RAND Study: 2012 Olympics (London)
A 77-page .PDF-format report highlighting policy areas (transport and infrastructure, and security) in which specific research tools can be used to facilitate evidence-based policy making.
Teacher Planet: Summer Olympic Resources
Worksheets, exercises and history lessons with Olympic themes. Targeted for younger students but has some value to everyone.
WorldClock Time Zones
Track your time zone from any other city/zone in the world.
2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Olympics.com: Tokyo 2020
Actually the 2021 games but the site retained the 2020 branding. Features schedule, results, torch relay, video, etc.
NBC Olympics
Official US broadcaster of the Games.
Think Global Health: The Olympics and the Pandemic
AP Stylebook: 2021 Tokyo Olympics Style Guide</p
History.com: The Olympics History
Britannica.com: Olympic History
Unit Converter for Men’s and Women’s Olympic and World Records
AP Explainer: Breakdown of the Four New Olympic Sports
2016 Summer Olympics in Rio
Olympic.org: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio Site
Olympic.org: 2016 Summer Olympics News
The Guardian: 2016 Summer Olympics
Huffington Post: 2016 Summer Olympics
LA Times 2016 Summer Olympics Coverage
2012 Summer Olympics in London
Olympic.org London 2012 Page
Official IOC Olympics page.
Olympic.org
Official site of the Olympic movement. IOC news.
AP Stylebook Guide for Summer Olympics
No more digging through the sports guidelines. This list breaks out commonly used terms.
Guardian: 16 Examples of Interactives for Olympic Coverage
Great examples from British media outlets.
Climber News
Sport climbing is in the 2020-2021 Olympics for the first time. This publication covers rock climbing, bouldering, indoor climbing and mountaineering news. Industry updates and gear guides. Happy to help as a source for quotes, insider news, industry takes, and matters relating to the Olympics 2020, business, environmental, health, mental health, and outdoors aspects of the climbing world.
Around the Rings: Business of the Olympics
Social Media Guide to the Summer Olympics
The Guardian: Olympic Bodies
Video, interactives, etc., on Olympic athlete training.
2016 Summer Olympics Bid Resources
AroundtheRings.com
Covers the business of the Olympics. Includes archives, newsletter and useful links section.
GamesBids.com
Site covers cities’ bids for upcoming Summer and Winter Olympics.
Globetrotting Blog
By Chicago Tribune Olympics writer Phil Hersh.
Chicago2016.org
Official Chicago bid site.
International Olympic Committee
Athlete bios, multimedia gallery, links to future games sites and Olympic Museum and education pages.
IOC International Sports Calendar
General Association of International Sports Federations
2008 Summer Olympics Official Sites and Media Resources
Beijing Olympics: Official Site
Includes language translation, history, media operations, torch relay, etc.
International Olympic Committee
Athlete bios, multimedia gallery, links to future games sites and Olympic Museum and education pages.
China.org: Summer Olympics Site
News, events, FAQ, weather, pictures, venue graphics and events surrounding the Games.