DR Helen Macnaughtan's Outputs (2)

Japan, the Olympics and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
Digital Artefact
Macnaughtan, H. Japan, the Olympics and the COVID-19 pandemic

From the Witches of the Orient to the Blossoming Sevens: Volleyball and Rugby at the Tokyo Olympics (2020)
Journal Article
Macnaughtan, H. (2020). From the Witches of the Orient to the Blossoming Sevens: Volleyball and Rugby at the Tokyo Olympics. Japan focus, 18(4),

At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics the Japanese women’s volleyball team, nicknamed the ‘Witches of the Orient’, defeated the Soviet Union to win the gold medal. This article charts the story of the Witches journey to the Olympic final and draws parallels wit... Read More about From the Witches of the Orient to the Blossoming Sevens: Volleyball and Rugby at the Tokyo Olympics.