In view of
the occasion, we would like to make you aware of an interesting op-ed by David
Pritchard in which he compares the significance of the Olympic Games now and in
Ancient Greek times. The author poses the question of whether modern countries
such as the UK and Australia are justified in spending several million Dollars
on their Olympic teams and whether the games can still be seen as an
international contest offering a peaceful alternative to war as a means of
proving one’s national or regional standing.
The op-ed
has been published in English (The Age , 8 August) as
well as in French (The Conversation, French
edition, 13 May) and in German (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 9 June). You might also be
interested in Pritchard’s new monograph entitled “Sport, Democracy
and War in Classical Athens”.
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