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AROUND THE GLOBEThousands of researchers and students worldwide choose Olympic-related topics as case studies for their research projects, courses, conferences or publications. This is what we call ÒOlympic studiesÓ.Among the many academic actors active in Olympic studies the university-based Olympic Studies Centres (OSCs) have an important role. These centres ensure close daily contact between professors and students in their universities and countries and contribute significantly to the ongoing analysis and promotion of Olympism within society. The IOC Olympic Studies Centre is in contact with 40 university-based OSCs across all five continents. Each of them has its own specificity in terms of expertise and type of activities. Some of them were born as a legacy of an edition of the Games, others under the initiative of their NOC and all of them thanks to the commitment of professors who are passionate about Olympism.DID YOU KNOW?EACH ISSUE, THE OLYMPIC STUDIES CENTRE TRAWLS THE ARCHIVES FOR FUN FACTS, TRIVIA AND INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMESShort track speed skating is not an exact science, according to CanadaÕs Olivier Jean. His approach clearly works Ð Jean was part of the 5,000m relay team that won an Olympic gold medal on home soil at the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010, while he is also a three-time world champion in the same event. THEY SAID ITIN THE END, I AM JUST ...... A GUY WEARING SPANDEX THAT TURNS LEFT REALLY FAST.THE MISSING RUNNER IN STOCKHOLMFIND OUT MOREFor further information, resources, book loans or to sign up to our newsletter, contact us at studies.centre@olympic.org or visit olympic.org/studiesDuring the marathon at the Olympic Games Stockholm 1912, runner Shizo Kanakuri Ð one of two Japanese athletes to make the 18-day journey to Sweden Ð began suffering from the heat, and was offered a rest by some local people at their house near the course, where he fell asleep until the next morning. At last in 1967, at the age of 75, he symbolically crossed the finish line in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. His ÒtimeÓ was 54 years, eight months, six days, five hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds.OLYMPIC REVIEW 81OLYMPIC STUDIES