With an extra year of pent-up Olympics fever behind us, and the Tokyo Games reaching final preparation stages, it's time to wake up our Citius, Altius, Fortius brains! This book features tales and tidbits from the international sporting event where every competitor and team has a story. Quirky, triumphant, famous, or under the radar, there is nothing like the Olympics for unique anecdotes and human drama.

The A to Z Olympics covers the Games through 26 short, breezy essays. From Archery to Zagunis. From ancient Olympia to the newest X-Games sports. From household names to those you've never heard of—but should have. It also addresses curious questions: Why are Fijians so good at rugby? Who started on the track but ended up in roller derby? And what exactly does DNF mean?

Includes stories about:
•   Greg Louganis
•   Kerri Strug
•   Claressa Shields
•   Florence Griffith Joyner
•   Babe Didrikson
•   …and many more…

Easy to skim, and packed with content, this book was written by an Olympics nerd for other Olympics nerds.

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