Via Fast Company, commentary on how the Paris Olympics can be a massive opportunity for the global reuse movement if Coca-Cola and others step up:
It’s a good bet that you have not heard the news. During the [...]
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 CNN, commentary on the role of race in sport:
For many nations — not least the US — the upcoming Paris Olympics will take place against a background of deep political and social division. Perhaps, though, the [...]
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 [...]
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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 The Guardian, an inspiring look at how 37 remarkable athletes have overcome harrowing tales of hardship and tragedy to make it to the Paris Games:
Farida Abaroge jogged across the athletics track in Normandy in the [...]