by John Martino | Jun 9, 2021 | Event
The favourite movie of US President Joe Biden, winner of 4 Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and the most successful movie on the Olympics ever made has now turned a venerable 40 years old. A movie that truly captures the spirit of the Olympics – athletes...
by John Martino | Jun 7, 2021 | Merchandise
So you’ve pre-ordered or already got your hands on a copy of the book, maybe been lucky enough to score a bottle of ‘Olympia wine’ (see the blog photo directly below, a feature of the upcoming book launch at the Hellenic Museum on July 15) but have...
by John Martino | May 22, 2021 | Event
If there is a better day in the world of a writer than when the author copies first arrive in the mail I’m hard-pressed to think of what or when. Many years of planning, research, writing, editing, negotiating and then fine-tuning the completed work have finally...
by John Martino | May 15, 2021 | Event
The Olympic Museum of Athens has now been officially opened to the public, sharing Olympic Games memorabilia, artefacts and experiences from across the globe. The museum was originally scheduled to open in 2020, however just like the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, the...
by John Martino | Apr 14, 2021 | Tokyo Games
Heavy with symbolism for the Japanese and all of us who witnessed the tragedy of the earthquake and tsunami that wrought such damage to the Fukushima region in March, 2011, the flame that was first lit at Olympia, Greece on March 12, 2020 now makes its way from the...
