Explore Olympic-Themed Resources at the Library!

July 26, 2024

Olympic games Paris 2024 illustration

Celebrate the Olympics with our various resources at the Library! Whether you're into sports, history, or just curious about the games, we have something for you. Discover our collection:

Books

Girl runner: a novel

The other Olympians: fascism, queerness, and the making of modern sports

The bone cage

Swimming studies

What are the Olympics for?
Astérix aux jeux olympiques [French]
L'empire olympique : une mystification politique [French]
Paris 2024 : un défi français [French]
Les Jeux olympiques de littérature : Paris, 1924 [French]

Online resources

Female Olympian and Paralympian Events: Analyses, Backgrounds, and Timelines

The Gold in the Rings : The People and Events That Transformed the Olympic Games

Pain Management of the Adaptive Athlete

Games of discontent : protests, boycotts, and politics at the 1968 Mexico Olympics

The Palgrave handbook of olympic studies

Olympic cities: city agendas, planning and the world's games, 1896-2032

Planning the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Hosting the Olympic Games Uncertainty, Debates and Controversy

Olympic games and global cities: what future for an Olympic system in turmoil?

Contesting the Olympics in American Cities: Chicago 2016, Boston 2024, Los Angeles 2028

Races: the trials & triumphs of Canada's fastest family

Reclaiming Tom Longboat: Indigenous Self-Determination in Canadian Sport

What are the Olympics for?

La Communaute Olympique: Gouvernance D'un Commun Socioculturel Global [French]

Football, tennis et équitation sur le podium des sports olympiques d'été [French]

Disparités régionales et inclusion des minorités les défis de la Chine après les Jeux olympiques de Beijing[French]