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Beyond Delays, a New Model: Why A Return to Organized Sport May Take a Bit Longer

Tokyo was supposed to host this year’s Olympic Games in July, but for the second time in a century, Olympic games originally awarded to…

Apr 15, 2020

Beyond Delays, a New Model: Why A Return to Organized Sport May Take a Bit Longer

Apr 15, 2020

Idy Uyoe

Marketing & Branding Observations at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Three Key Takeaways

The Africa Cup of Nations Football (okay, soccer if you must) tournament, AFCON, is the premier mega event on the continent, and easily…

Jul 31, 2019

Marketing & Branding Observations at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Three Key Takeaways

Jul 31, 2019

Idy Uyoe

Sports Persons of the Year — The Refugee Olympic Team

In deference to my friends who bleed Cub Blue on the Northside of Chicago, I recognize the emotions associated with finally winning…

Dec 15, 2016

Sports Persons of the Year — The Refugee Olympic Team

Dec 15, 2016

Idy Uyoe

Odd Number: Why the Olympic Marathon is 26.2 Miles

The Olympic marathon is a race with a calibrated distance of 26.2 miles. But doesn’t this seem like an odd number to you? Why isn’t it…

May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Idy Uyoe

The Olympic Minute — The 1932 Los Angeles Games

The 1932 Olympic games in Los Angeles were the first Olympics held after the Great Depression of 1929, and creativity was the order of the…

May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Idy Uyoe

Five Things You May Not Know About Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens is perhaps most famous for his incredible athletics’ achievements during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Owens won 4 gold…

May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Idy Uyoe

Jesse Owens vs. Adolf Hitler: What Really Happened in Berlin, 1936

Jesse Owens will be remembered as one of the greatest Olympians of all time, not just for his performances on the field of athletics, but…

May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Idy Uyoe

The Surprising Origin of the Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic flame is one of the most recognizable symbols of the modern games, and the torch relay one of its most visible. The honor of…

May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Idy Uyoe

A Brief History of Television and the Olympic Games

Television has played a very major role in developing the Olympics in to the premier sports property it is today, transforming the Games…

May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Idy Uyoe

Women in the Olympic Games

For the first time in modern Olympic history, the Games of London in 2012 saw more female competitors than their male counterparts. But the…

May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Idy Uyoe

Idy Uyoe

Celebrate the Olympic Games all year round by learning more about the amazing history and interesting facts about this global event with Idy Uyoe!

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