Olympic Movement in Ukraine: History and Modernity

Abstract

The publication offers an excursion into the origins of the Olympic competitions in the pro-Ukrainian territories and study the formation and development of Olympic sports in Ukraine. The monograph chronologically tells about the progress of the Olympic movement in the Ukrainian lands. It highlights a special contribution of Ukrainian public figures to the national and international Olympic movement and provides information on participation of the Ukrainian athletes in the Olympic Games. A particular attention is paid to the landmark Olympic events that took place in the Ukrainian territory (the First All-Russian Olympiad, the 1980 Games of the XXII Olympiad). A distinctive feature of the monograph is the organic combination of the text with numerous pictures and Olympic symbols, which significantly illustrate the material and allow the reader to plunge into the time of the described events. The monograph is intended for children and youth, specialists in physical education, sports and education, a wide range of readers interested in the history of Olympic sports.