The History of the Olympics /
Nigel Blundell and Duncan Mackay.
- 512 páginas : ilustraciones, láminas
Gives a brief overview of the history of the games ; the first in 776 B.C., the year the names of winners were first recorded. ´Today the Olympic Games is a global business of mind boggling proportions. Hundreds of millions of dollars change hands in negotiations for TV rights, merchandise sales, athletes´ sponsorship, advertising contracts, ...etc.´