The Guardian has a lovely evocation of an Olympic table-tennis match between athletes from China and Taiwan in the early days of the Paris Games. The article captures the excitement of the competition, featuring a player known as [...]
August
1,
2024
Via NPR, an article on how, after competing in table tennis at the Paris Olympics, athletes from North Korea and South Korea chatted and smiled as they posed for a selfie together:
Lim Jong-hoon of South Korea [...]
Via Foreign Policy, a look at the green sport movement that is pushing for change globally:
In April 1929, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) met in Lausanne, Switzerland, to grant the hosting rights for the 1932 [...]
Via Ms. Magazine, an article on the six athletes - including three women - who will represent Afghanistan in the 2024 Olympics despite the Taliban's refusal to acknowledge the feamale Afghan athletes competing for their home [...]
July
22,
2024
Via The Economist, bold commentary on how pausing the Olympics might jolt the world into grasping the severity of the climate challenge:
The Olympics have always been about more than just sport. Since 1896 they have [...]
Via SI.com, a report on how South Sudan, the world's newest nation, is set to play in the Paris Olympics this summer, thanks to a visionary two-time All-Star and refugee:
Last September, as the celebration picked up steam [...]