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 [...]
Via CBC, commentary on the French hijab ban in sports:
American fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, from United States, competes at the Rio Olympics in 2016. French law forbids its athletes from competing in the headgear. (Associated [...]
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 BBC, a look back at the impact of climate change on the Olympics:
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Athletes competing in the 1924 cross-country race struggled to cross the finish line due to extreme heat (Credit: Getty [...]
July
28,
2024
Via Scientific American, commentary on how the Olympics are a sustainability nightmare, and Paris, despite its efforts, is no exception:
The Summer Olympics will soon begin in Paris against the backdrop of heat waves and [...]
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 [...]