by John Martino | Jul 17, 2021 | Event, Review
Despite an imminent lockdown, fated to start only a few hours after the end of the launch event, the official book launch for ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’ at Melbourne’s gorgeous Hellenic Museum went off with a real bang. Mountains of books were...
by John Martino | Jul 8, 2021 | Event, Review
The prominent British Olympic commentator, Philip Barker, has released quite a flattering initial review of ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’ this week. He also intends to follow up this first ‘marking piece’ with a more detailed review of the...
by John Martino | Jul 7, 2021 | Event
I was very fortunate to have a great meeting with the Japanese Consul-General to Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania earlier this week. Not only has C-G Shimada signified his pleasure at being asked to act as a guest speaker at the forthcoming ‘Olympia’...
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 | 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...
