Associate Professor for Sport and Social Science, Aarhus University
Jörg Krieger is an Associate Professor in Sport and Social Science at Aarhus University, Denmark. He also holds a Professor II position at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. He is the Head of the International Network for Doping Research and the Chair of the Sport & Society Research Network.
Modern pentathlon is invoking a fictional Pierre de Coubertin to justify its controversial politics
Apr 18, 2024 06:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) recently published two articles involving the long-dead founder of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin. In one article, Coubertin is quoted several times as a...
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