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From the moment it was founded in 1894, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was aware that the Olympic ideal needed considerable support to ensure that it was adequately promoted. What is more, the driving force behind the IOC, Pierre de Coubertin, was not only a visionary educator but also a journalist. 

A few weeks after the Paris International Conference at the Sorbonne in 1894, the IOC’s first official publication appeared and, with different titles and a few brief interruptions, it has been produced ever since.

The Review has evolved over time, in terms of how frequently it is published and the languages used. It is currently published every three months, in English, French and Spanish.

To make searching easier, the whole Olympic Review collection - almost 700 issues - has been digitised. In addition, we are currently in the process of cataloguing a selection of articles to allow for even more direct access.

To search in this collection, you can use the link below that allows you to search directly within the texts of the entire Olympic Review’s collection.

• 1894–1895 Bulletin du Comité International des Jeux Olympiques

• 1896 Supplément du Messager d'Athènes

• 1897-1900 Not issued

• 1901-1914 Revue Olympique

• 1915 Bulletin du Comité International Olympique

• 1916-1925 Not issued

• 1926-1938 Bulletin officiel du Comité International Olympique

• 1938-1944 Revue Olympique = Olympic Review = Olympische Rundschau

• 1945 not issued

• 1946-1967 Bulletin du Comité International Olympique

• 1967-1969 Newsletter

• 1970-2023 Olympic Review