The Paris 2024 Olympics will be notable for many reasons, but the International Olympic Committee wants to make sure you know that for the first time in Olympic history, the Games will have gender parity.
But what does that really mean? We talk with Dr. Michele K. Donnelly, assistant professor of sport management at Brock University in Ontario, Canada to get to the heart of the matter.
Find out more about Dr. Donnelly's research here.
In our Seoul 1988 history moment, Jill looks at the modern pentathlon competition--and how vastly different it was then compared to what we'll see in Paris next year.
In our Team Keep the Flame Alive Update, we travel to TKFLASTAN to hear from:
We also have absolutely (not) shocking news about the sliding venue for Milan-Cortina 2026, the official list of new sports for LA 2028, and news from the International Olympic Committee's Session in Mumbai.
For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.
Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!
Photo courtesy of Dr. Michele K. Donnelly.
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Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
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Dick Pound on Doping (Episode 271)
Dick Pound on the Olympic Movement (Episode 270)
Episode 269: Michael Payne on the Early Days of Olympic Marketing
Episode 268: Historian Bill Mallon on Seoul 1988
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Episode 266: Film Buff Fran on "The Cutting Edge"
Episode 265: Izzy Cerullo on LA 2028
Episode 264: Visiting the Atlanta 1996 Archives
Episode 263: Lightning Round with Rob Snoek, Sydney Collier and McKenna Geer
Episode 262: Book Club Claire on "Snowball's Chance"
Episode 261: Paris 2024 Travel with Ken Hanscom
Episode 260: Ryan Shane on Short Track Speed Skating
Episode 259: Gymnastics Choreography with Nicole Langevin
Episode 258: Terrence Burns on Bidding for the Olympics
Episode 257: Terrence Burns on the Development of Olympic Sponsorship
Episode 256: Film Buff Fran on "Race"
Episode 255: Blake Hughes on Ski Jumping
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