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9780470838709

Inside the Olympics : A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Politics, the Scandals and the Glory of the Games

by Pound, Richard W.
  • ISBN13:

    9780470838709

  • ISBN10:

    0470838701

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-03-17
  • Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

At times damning, at others prescriptive, sometimes amusing, but always honest and insightful, Inside the Olympics gives a rare personal view on the business, the personalities, the ideals, and the organization behind the world's greatest sporting event.

Author Biography

Dick Pound has been a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for over 25 years. He has served on the IOC Executive Board, as vice-president for two terms, and as Chairman of the IOC Television Negotiation Committee, and Chairman of the IOC Marketing Committee. Pound is the founding Chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and is a partner in the law firm Stikeman Elliott. In 1999, he was made the seventeenth chancellor of McGill University.

Table of Contents

Preface.
Chapter 1. Going Home.
Chapter 2. Who Guards the Guards: Judging.
Chapter 3. Performance Cheats: Doping.
Chapter 4. The Flame Flickers: Politics and Terror.
Chapter 5. Playing Fair: Human Rights.
Chapter 6. Keeping Corporate Company: Sponsorship.
Chapter 7. Broadcast Bonanza: TV Rights.
Chapter 8. Selecting Olympic Hosts (Zeus Help Us).
Chapter 9. Passing the Torch: Samaranch.
Conclusion.
Sports Organization Acronyms.
Olympic Games Host Cities.
Index.

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