The tennis star, who lit the Olympic cauldron, took a drubbing on social media, with some questioning her identity or right to represent the country.
Tag: Olympic Games (2020)
The Olympic Mascots Aren’t Winning Any Medals
In Japan, mascots typically play a major role in branding campaigns. But Miraitowa and Someity have been a subdued presence at the very event they were made for.
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The Olympics have begun.
Taekwondo Is Path to Medals for Countries That Rarely Get Them
Ivory Coast and Jordan won their first-ever Olympic golds, thanks to taekwondo, as did Taiwan. Afghanistan’s only Olympic medals, a pair of bronzes, came from it, too.
Japan’s Diverse Olympic Stars Reflect a Country That’s Changing (Slowly)
Multiracial athletes like Naomi Osaka and Rui Hachimura are helping to redefine what it means to be Japanese. But they are often still seen as outsiders.
Tokyo Olympics Open to a Sea of Empty Seats
While an opening ceremony is usually a chance for the host nation to showcase the best of itself, these Games are being staged with the less lofty ambition of enduring the pandemic.
How a Frontline Nurse Trained for the Olympics in a Time of Pandemic
When the coronavirus hit her home country, Joan Poh, Singapore’s only female rower competing in Tokyo, had to juggle a return to her hospital work with getting ready for the Games.
Creative Director of Olympic Ceremony Fired Over Holocaust Joke
The decades-old joke came to light days before the ceremony and was the latest scandal to confront organizers of the Tokyo Games.
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A fraught Olympics begins.
Olympic Ceremony’s Creative Director Fired Over Holocaust Joke
The decades-old joke came to light days before the ceremony and was the latest scandal to confront organizers of the Tokyo Games.