The Olympics at the Library

The Olympics are here, opening in Paris on Friday 26^th

We at Wolverhampton are proud of our school of sports and alumni Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown and Lucy Renshall on Team GB’s Judo team who we will be cheering on.

In order to support students like Yeats-Brown and Renshall, we have a wealth of resources at the library, with databases, journals and magazines. Join us on a little tour of resources to see what we can learn about the Olympics.

Firstly we can read this news article announcing the start of the Olympic flame’s journey ahead of the opening ceremony on Friday: Olympic flame to arrive in France ahead of Paris Olympics - ProQuest. Using LibrarySearch you can find news, articles, and books from any of the databases, journals, or resources we subscribe to at the University of Wolverhampton, making it a useful place to start in any search.

Moving on, SPORTDiscus is a large and expansive database focused on sports science including multimedia content such as clips of the French opening ceremony preparations, discussions of issues surrounding the Olympics in a time of war, an interview with Muhammad Amir Alsalami about heading to the Parisian Olympics with the Refugee Olympic team and more. 

SPORTDiscus  also has magazine and journal articles which vary from the academic: “The Olympics' evolving relationship with human rights: an ongoing affair” from Sport in Society to the more informal: Making The Olympic Team: a handy flowchart from Swimming World. 

Through Mintel, we can get insights and analysis into different aspects of the Olympics. Mintel creates valuable reports on markets and trends on a range of topics and also produces reports that cross topics. ‘Will sports spectators pick up the Olympic baton?’ examines how far the Olympics inspire the general public to take up exercise in the aftermath, while ‘How can brands benefit from major sports events in 2024?’ looks at advertising, specifically in food and drink in Germany.

For a look at the social history of the Olympics why not  try searching the online Vogue archive to discover articles on the the opening ceremony or fashion at the Olympics. You can also relive highlights from past Olympics via the Box of Broadcast service an an on demand TV and radio service for education.

For further information or need help using our resources please email LISLiaison@wlv.ac.uk or see our Skills Page