The Games 2024

Discover books to get you into the spirit of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games (26 July to 11 August) & Paralympic Games (28 August to 8 September).

Updated July 28, 2024
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Bike fit : optimise your bike position for high performance and injury avoidance
Burt, Phil
Paper Book
The must read, fully updated guide to Bike Fit. Burning thighs and lungs aside, cycling shouldn't be a painful or uncomfortable experience. If you suffer from numb hands, hot-spots on your feet, back pain or saddle discomfort when you're riding, chances are something isn't...
Little wonder : the extraordinary story of Lottie Dod, the world's first female sports superstar
Abramsky, Sasha
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the YearOne of The Times 50 Best Sports BooksLittle Wonder tells the epic, and until now largely unchronicled, story of Lottie Dod, the first great heroine in women's sports. Dod was a champion tennis player, golfer, hockey player,...
Roar : a celebration of great sporting women
Quek, Sam
Paper Book
In Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women 2016 Olympic gold-medal winner and TV personality Sam Quek champions the ascendance of female sport and digs deeper into the lives of hersporting heroines - from Paula Radcliffe and Dame Sarah Storey to teenage skateboarding world ...
Silence All the Noise
Semenya, Caster
Paper Book
A REVELATION IN SPORTS MEMOIRS. THIS IS THE JOURNEY OF A WOMAN FIGHTING TO RUN FREE. "A compelling insight her towering resilience and determination." Telegraph, Best Sports Books of 2023 "A story which makes us all interrogate our humanity and the world we...
The Sports Book: The sports, the rules, the tactics, the techniques
Dorling Kindersley (corp)
Paper Book
This is the ultimate guide to sports and the perfect reference for the Paris Olympics in 2024 - an amazing year for sport. Discover everything you need to know about more than 200 sports, including all of the Olympic and Paralympic events featured in Tokyo and Beijing. Get the...
Unfair Play: The Battle For Women's Sport
Davies, Sharron.
Paper Book
On the face of it, women's sport is on the rise, garnering more attention and grassroots involvement than ever before. However, the truth is that in many respects progress is stalling, or even falling back. Sharron Davies is no stranger to battling the routine sexism the...

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