Leisure, culture and the Olympic Games

PLANT CULTURE Symbolic plant(s) of the Olympic Games

The victors of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece were awarded crowns made of olive branches. In Antiquity, the symbolism of plants was related to myths, properties, aesthetic values, and civilization. Theophrastus first classifies and identifies plants, and gathers information about them, in his classic books (4th century BC). Symbolic plants are native to the Mediterranean region and they ex...

Dating-Simulation Games: Leisure and Gaming of Japanese Youth Culture

(olympic) Games and Economic Behavior

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Androgenic-anabolic steroids and the Olympic Games.

Androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) have been misused by athletes at the Olympic Games, both before and after they were prohibited in sport in 1974. Systematic doping with AAS occurred in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1965 to 1989 which assisted that country to win many medals at Olympic Games, especially in female events. Currently, AAS are the most frequent category of prohibited s...

The Olympic Games and sports medicine.

Both the lofty aims of the Olympic movement and the tangible aim ofwinning Olympic Gold medals means that the BOA has become involved more broadly in the provision and development of sports science and medicine in Great Britain. We have a responsibility to all individuals who take part in any Olympic sport, especially the juniors who so often fail to make that difficult leap to successful senio...