The Olympics still have the power to inspire — and reveal our nastier impulses and hypocrisies
- Written by: Matthew Klugman, Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University
Kirsty Wigglesworth/APMurmurs regarding the decline of the Olympics appear to have been premature. Despite the well-founded critiques, doubts, concerns, and ambivalence before the Tokyo games began, they have provided many compelling moments, stories, and discussion points that have gripped much of the world.
Indeed, many people have expressed...
