Olympics
Olympic volunteers: One-time chance, or exploitation?
February 15, 2019TOKYO (AP) — Unpaid Olympic volunteers do almost everything: guide athletes around, greet dignitaries and translate for lost fans. IOC officials acknowledge the games couldn’t be held without them; invariably smiling, helpful and praised by presidents,...
Read moreSenator to Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics: Take responsibility for abuse
July 25, 2018Han Xiao, the USOC’s athletes’ representative says the USOC and the sports organizations hold an inordinate amount of power over the athletes.
Read moreU.S. Olympic Committee tries to remove itself as defendant in Nassar lawsuits
July 25, 2018USOC claims there are no legal grounds to sue it because Nassar was never its direct employee.
Read moreA short history of the divisive Olympic Games
February 21, 2018As you cheer for every U.S. gold medal win and chant “U.S.A! U.S.A!,” remember that this is all just part of political warfare disguised as friendly international competition.
Read moreThe 2018 Winter Olympics—politics and hypocrisy
February 16, 2018While we watch the world’s top athletes compete for gold, we are also watching a fierce competition between sports and politics.
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