Philip Barker

Philip Barker, a freelance journalist, has been on the editorial team of the Journal of Olympic History and is credited with having transformed the publication into one of the most respected historical publications on the history of the Olympic Games. He is also an expert on Olympic Music, a field which is not generally well known.

Philip Barker

Recent articles by Philip



More gold medals for Japan at Asian Wrestling Championships

More gold medals for Japan at Asian Wrestling Championships

There were two further golds for Japan's women in at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Kazakh capital Astana but also delight for home favourite Zhamila Bakbergenova who completed a golden hat-trick at the Championships with a 5-1 victory over Sumire Niikura of Japan in the under-72kilograms division.