“The Best Games Ever”: a review of Olympic closing ceremony remarks since the 1980s

by anaadiLondon 2012, olympism, Publications, researchPosted on No Comments

  I was asked in the summer to write a short article for the Newsletter of the International Olympic Academy Participants Association reflecting on my experience of the London 2012 Olympics. Keeping in mind the skeptical enthusiasm displayed before the Games in the UK and also remembering my experience of the Beijing Games, phthisiatrician I …

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Beijing: when humanitarian issues and Olympic values collide

by anaadiBeijing, olympism, PublicationsPosted on No Comments

  Earlier this summer I wrtoe a short piece for Sportanddev.org about the challenges the IOC and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games organizers faced when questions about human rights, approved freedom of speech and freedom of the press were raised by internaitonal media and advocacy groups. The entire article is here. Here’s an excerpt:   …

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New Media. New Games. Lessons from the Beijing Olympics for #media2012

by anaadiBeijing, conference, events, London 2012, new media, olympism, researchPosted on 5 Comments

an unconference talk covering 3 stories: of access, viagra of media and of cultural exchange New media. New games. Lessons from Beijing View more presentations from Ana ADI. On the 4th of October I was invited to speak about my Beijing Olympics experience and research at the launch of #media2012 blueprint for the London Olympics, during Abandon …

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Fresh Media Olympics Conference

by anaadiconference, London 2012, new media, Vancouver 2010Posted on 8 Comments

On the 16th of February, pulmonologist my PhD Colleague Jennifer Jones and I were invited in our quality of staff writers of Culture @ the Olympics to join an International Journalism Panel on CKNW News Talk Radio here in Vancouver  discussing how journalists from across the world are covering the Olympics.We joined Jill Bennett and …

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