What role do politics and business play in the Olympics?
Jul 18, 2024 #UkraineWar #ParisOlympics #Paris2024
The Summer Olympics -- the world's biggest sporting event -- opens in Paris next week.
Jul 18, 2024 #UkraineWar #ParisOlympics #Paris2024
The Summer Olympics -- the world's biggest sporting event -- opens in Paris next week.
Russia is banned for its war in Ukraine, but not Israel for its war on Gaza.
How big a role do politics and business play in the Games?
And can the cost be justified?
Presenter: Dareen Abughaida
Guests:
Philip Barker -- Editor of the 'Journal of Olympic History', writer on sport and the Olympic movement for four decades
Elaine Cobbe -- Veteran journalist and board member of Reporters Without Borders
David Goldblatt -- Sports writer, broadcaster and journalist; author of 'The Games: A Global History of the Olympics'