The 32nd Summer Olympics came to a close in Tokyo. “We did it — together!” the president of the International Olympic Committee said, to lukewarm applause.
Tag: Olympic Games (2020)
Can the Olympics Take the Heat?
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In Qatar, the Olympic Team (Like Much Else) Is Mostly Imported
The small Gulf country, most of whose residents are foreign workers, has looked beyond its borders for athletes, too.
Two Belarus Coaches Expelled From Tokyo Olympics
The International Olympic Committee said it had expelled the coaches who were involved in the attempt to force the runner home against her will.
Belarus Sprinter’s Defection Sheds Light on Dictator’s Control
Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, and authoritarian leaders before him, have used sports as a propaganda tool. But defections have had a long history of puncturing their aura of invincibility.
Second Best in the World at the Tokyo Olympics, but Still Saying Sorry
At the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese athletes who fell short of gold have apologized profusely — sometimes, even after winning silver.
Belarus Sprinter’s Defection Sheds Light on a Dictator’s Levers of Control
Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, and authoritarian leaders before him, have used sports as a propaganda tool. But defections have had a long history of puncturing their aura of invincibility.
Why India Struggles to Win Gold Medals in the Olympics
The government has overhauled an athletic system that was once underfunded and corrupt, but the pressure to perform weighs on competitors.
Kristina Timanovskaya, Belarus Sprinter, Becomes an Unlikely Dissident
An Instagram complaint against her coaches embroiled Kristina Timanovskaya in the precarious politics of her home country, and may force her into asylum
Outside the Olympic Cocoon, a Tokyo Abuzz Only With Cicadas
The sequestered Games have left the host city feeling like anything but.