In Africa and the Olympics: Winning Away from the Podium (Ohio University Press), Todd Cleveland shows that African countries in spite of modest sporting achievements have achieved nonsporting victories, having used the Olympics to engage in transformative political activity, realize social mobility, and enhance the quality of life for individuals, communities, and entire nations. In his review, Björn Sandahl notes that Cleveland’s well-researched study gives well deserved attention to a part of sport history in great need of new perspectives.