The primary mission of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at Western University is the generation and dissemination of academic scholarship focused specifically on the socio-cultural study of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement.
Gerald Ford and the 1978 Amateur Sport ActThe role of interim U.S. President Gerald Ford in the development of the 1978 Amateur Sports Act.
The 'Miracle on Ice' and Professional HockeyThe implications of Olympic hockey's "miracle on ice" for the development of professional hockey.
Beijing 2008 Olympic EducationInvestigating the durability of Olympic Education Programs for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Avery Brundage and South African Olympic DiplomacyAvery Brundage's views on South Africa's Olympic participation, 1950-1968
In a referendum characterized by a strong turn-out, a majority of 56% to 44% voted against a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. This reduces the field of potential host cities to two. The IOC will make a final decision in 2019.
Avery Brundage Collection
James Worrall Collection
Helen Lenskyj Research Files
2018 International Symposium for Olympic and Paralympic Research
Recent ICOS Media Interventions
Tokyo 2020
Beijing 2022
Paris 2024
Study Centres
Archival Collections
Graduate Financial Support
