📷 Ottoman Wrestlers Maksud Murad Efendi (Left) and Yusuf Mahmud Efendi (Right) in New York for the International Wrestling Championship, USA, 1909 #SportHistory #FashionHistory #NewYork
July 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
📷 Ottoman Wrestlers Maksud Murad Efendi (Left) and Yusuf Mahmud Efendi (Right) in New York for the International Wrestling Championship, USA, 1909 #SportHistory #FashionHistory #NewYork
The 2026 Olympic Games in Milan Cortina start in 10 days! I’ll share historical facts & related history
scholarship about the Olympic Winter Games daily until the opening ceremony 🧵
#olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
scholarship about the Olympic Winter Games daily until the opening ceremony 🧵
#olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The 2026 Olympic Games in Milan Cortina start in 10 days! I’ll share historical facts & related history
scholarship about the Olympic Winter Games daily until the opening ceremony 🧵
#olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
scholarship about the Olympic Winter Games daily until the opening ceremony 🧵
#olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
Just created a simple #sporthistory bluesky feed capturing selected hashtags - feel free to pin it:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
@ishpes.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social @ijhs.bsky.social @nassh1972.bsky.social @sportinhistory.bsky.social @journsporthist.bsky.social @surf.social
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@ishpes.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social @ijhs.bsky.social @nassh1972.bsky.social @sportinhistory.bsky.social @journsporthist.bsky.social @surf.social
April 18, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Just created a simple #sporthistory bluesky feed capturing selected hashtags - feel free to pin it:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
@ishpes.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social @ijhs.bsky.social @nassh1972.bsky.social @sportinhistory.bsky.social @journsporthist.bsky.social @surf.social
bsky.app/profile/did:...
@ishpes.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social @ijhs.bsky.social @nassh1972.bsky.social @sportinhistory.bsky.social @journsporthist.bsky.social @surf.social
Looking forward to a big weekend of Aussie Rules Football? Check out this introduction to a special issue on the sport and newly published articles in @ijhs.bsky.social
#skystorians 🗃️ #sporthistory #football
#skystorians 🗃️ #sporthistory #football
👌 Perfect timing!
📍New editorial !
"Introduction: New Perspectives on the History of Australian Rules Football"
by Dale Blair, Rob Hess
Check it out:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#skystorians #sporthistory 🗃️
📍New editorial !
"Introduction: New Perspectives on the History of Australian Rules Football"
by Dale Blair, Rob Hess
Check it out:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#skystorians #sporthistory 🗃️
Introduction: New Perspectives on the History of Australian Rules Football
Australian Rules football, more colloquially known as ‘Aussie Rules’, is a unique sport that was first codified in Melbourne in 1859. The game quickly spread to all colonies (later states and terri...
www.tandfonline.com
September 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Looking forward to a big weekend of Aussie Rules Football? Check out this introduction to a special issue on the sport and newly published articles in @ijhs.bsky.social
#skystorians 🗃️ #sporthistory #football
#skystorians 🗃️ #sporthistory #football
May 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Mac Robertson's Athlete's Chewing gum, 1898 advertisement in cycling magazine, The Australian Wheelman. - Royal Historical Society of Victoria, MacRobertson Collection.
#cycling #cyclinghistory #sporthistory
#cycling #cyclinghistory #sporthistory
February 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Mac Robertson's Athlete's Chewing gum, 1898 advertisement in cycling magazine, The Australian Wheelman. - Royal Historical Society of Victoria, MacRobertson Collection.
#cycling #cyclinghistory #sporthistory
#cycling #cyclinghistory #sporthistory
In 1989, Susan Butcher won her third Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, dominating one of the toughest endurance events on Earth. Her grit and bond with her dogs redefined excellence in extreme sports. #SportHistory
August 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In 1989, Susan Butcher won her third Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, dominating one of the toughest endurance events on Earth. Her grit and bond with her dogs redefined excellence in extreme sports. #SportHistory
Thanks @kentuckypress.bsky.social for promoting my edited book Soccer Diplomacy ⚽️ before next week’s World Cup!
#skystorians 🗃️ #sportdiplomacy #sporthistory
#skystorians 🗃️ #sportdiplomacy #sporthistory
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the horizon, global attention is once again turning to the world's most popular sport. But soccer's influence extends far beyond the pitch—SOCCER DIPLOMACY, edited by @hdichter, offers a timely look at the power of soccer in world affairs: bit.ly/4uSXpKI
June 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Thanks @kentuckypress.bsky.social for promoting my edited book Soccer Diplomacy ⚽️ before next week’s World Cup!
#skystorians 🗃️ #sportdiplomacy #sporthistory
#skystorians 🗃️ #sportdiplomacy #sporthistory
November 20, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Guaranteed entry into host country for everyone associated with the sporting event has been a requirement since 1960s b/c of the problems w/NATO’s non-recognition of East Germany #skystorians 🗃️ #sporthistory
I wrote a whole book on that: www.umasspress.com/978162534595... @umasspress.bsky.social
I wrote a whole book on that: www.umasspress.com/978162534595... @umasspress.bsky.social
June 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Guaranteed entry into host country for everyone associated with the sporting event has been a requirement since 1960s b/c of the problems w/NATO’s non-recognition of East Germany #skystorians 🗃️ #sporthistory
I wrote a whole book on that: www.umasspress.com/978162534595... @umasspress.bsky.social
I wrote a whole book on that: www.umasspress.com/978162534595... @umasspress.bsky.social
UK 🇬🇧 people - I’ll be on Channel 4 this Saturday night at 8 pm in this documentary on the 1936 Olympic Games #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
'Hitler's Games: Berlin 1936 In Colour'.
Look out for @icshc.bsky.social Dr Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social who is an academic contributor to this major Channel 4 documentary to be broadcast on Saturday 1st August 2026 at 8pm - www.channel4.com/programmes/h... #sportshistory #olympics
Look out for @icshc.bsky.social Dr Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social who is an academic contributor to this major Channel 4 documentary to be broadcast on Saturday 1st August 2026 at 8pm - www.channel4.com/programmes/h... #sportshistory #olympics
July 30, 2026 at 3:51 PM
UK 🇬🇧 people - I’ll be on Channel 4 this Saturday night at 8 pm in this documentary on the 1936 Olympic Games #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
October 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Registration NOW OPEN! '(Re)fashioning women's leisure: image, material and place, 1850-present' to be held on Thursday 25 June from 9:15am - 4:30pm at @dmu.ac.uk Leicester and led by @icshc.bsky.social PhD student @emmyailish.bsky.social. Details at - www.eventbrite.com/e/refashioni... #fashion
June 25, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Will there be a fourth star on the Argentina jersey after tonight? Read about how they won the first three in my 📚 From Moore to Messi
July 19, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Looking forward to the @bssh.bsky.social conference later this week too - what a program! #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
The British Society of Sports History @bssh.bsky.social annual conference takes place in Edinburgh this week, and I'm looking forward to meeting some top sports historians. I'll even be giving a talk on 'Why do footballers head the ball?' which looks at the obscure and quirky origin of heading.
August 24, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Looking forward to the @bssh.bsky.social conference later this week too - what a program! #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
April 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This was a great talk about sport in South America at @bssh.bsky.social last week #twitterstorians #sporthistory 🗃️
The first of 2 recordings from the @bssh.bsky.social conference are now available to listen to with Matthew Brown of @bristoluni.bsky.social giving the Lord Aberdare Keynote lecture on sports in South America.
Listen via the link or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Listen via the link or wherever you get your podcasts!
shows.acast.com/sport-in-his....
Sport in History
Bringing you the latest research into Sports History from leading and up-and-coming researchers.
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August 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This was a great talk about sport in South America at @bssh.bsky.social last week #twitterstorians #sporthistory 🗃️
Really glad to have @barnethartston.bsky.social new article in @ijhs.bsky.social
#sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
#sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
I’ve published a new article in the International Journal of the History of Sport: “Homing Pigeon Sport, Militarism, and Bürgerlich Masculinity in Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary.”
I’m grateful to @hdichter.bsky.social and all at @ijhs.bsky.social for making this an easy and rewarding process.
I’m grateful to @hdichter.bsky.social and all at @ijhs.bsky.social for making this an easy and rewarding process.
Homing Pigeon Sport, Militarism, and Bürgerlich Masculinity in Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary
Pigeon sport changed dramatically in Central Europe between 1870 and 1914 due to the rapid development of networks of poultry-breeding clubs, the expansion of homing pigeon use by European military...
www.tandfonline.com
April 15, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Really glad to have @barnethartston.bsky.social new article in @ijhs.bsky.social
#sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
#sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
I got to talk about sport boycotts in this BBC World Service program on Eurovision! #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️ #eurovision
'How will countries boycotting Eurovision affect the contest?' @icshc.bsky.social Dr Heather Dichter speaks to the BBC World Service - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - The Inquiry, How will countries boycotting Eurovision affect the contest?
The song contest faces one of its biggest crises in 70 years as five countries withdraw
www.bbc.co.uk
April 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I got to talk about sport boycotts in this BBC World Service program on Eurovision! #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️ #eurovision
🏀 The first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in 1939, with the University of Oregon emerging as the first national champions. This event has since become one of the biggest annual sports spectacles in the US. #SportHistory #MarchMadness
January 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🏀 The first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in 1939, with the University of Oregon emerging as the first national champions. This event has since become one of the biggest annual sports spectacles in the US. #SportHistory #MarchMadness
“SECRET, CONFIDENTIAL, AND ALMOST IMPORTANT. TO BE DESTROYED BEFORE READING.” World War II Canada – US baseball games, and martinis for the baserunners! Check out the Substack for more of this bizarre exchange and a rare bit of Canadian military, political, and sports history in one place.
October 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Here’s @dieworkwear.bsky.social talking about Abercrombie & Fitch early in the 20th c but department stores also taught people how to ski - indoors too! And then sell all the ski clothes & gear too. #skystorians #sporthistory 🗃️
The 7th floor had a kennel for dogs and cats; the 8th floor had a pool for fishing lessons. Of course, there were also four floors dedicated to the sporting and adventurer clothing that they known for. The idea is that they'd teach you how to play sports and go camping, and then sell you the clothes
September 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Here’s @dieworkwear.bsky.social talking about Abercrombie & Fitch early in the 20th c but department stores also taught people how to ski - indoors too! And then sell all the ski clothes & gear too. #skystorians #sporthistory 🗃️
Berlin Sports has arrived! Get your copy from the University of Arkansas Press for only $29.95 #sporthistory 🗃️
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www.uapress.com/product/berl...
October 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Berlin Sports has arrived! Get your copy from the University of Arkansas Press for only $29.95 #sporthistory 🗃️
www.uapress.com/product/berl...
www.uapress.com/product/berl...
Last few days to apply to be an @ijhs.bsky.social editor alongside me & a bunch of other great scholars! #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
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think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Last few days to apply to be an @ijhs.bsky.social editor alongside me & a bunch of other great scholars! #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
Proud to finally hold this book in my hand. It’s taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears but it’s all worth it. Thanks to all the contributors and to my co-editors @HBee2015 and @GaryJamesWriter
Can’t wait to see it officially launched next week! #SportHistory
Can’t wait to see it officially launched next week! #SportHistory
September 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Proud to finally hold this book in my hand. It’s taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears but it’s all worth it. Thanks to all the contributors and to my co-editors @HBee2015 and @GaryJamesWriter
Can’t wait to see it officially launched next week! #SportHistory
Can’t wait to see it officially launched next week! #SportHistory