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When mental issues forced Simone Biles to withdraw from last year’s (delayed) Tokyo 2020 Olympics, many fans thought we’d never see the likes of her again. But, when aging forced Michael Jordan to retire, I remember thinking we’d never see the likes of him again. Then along came Kobe Bryant and LeBron James to wow… Read more.
Much ado is made every Olympics about how countries fare in the final medal count. But nothing demonstrates US dominance in this respect quite like it winning a total of 2941 medals, including 1166 gold, between the 1896 Athens Olympics and these 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Soviet Union and Russia combined is second with a… Read more.
Episode 43: But China and Russia Are Proving as Bedeviling in Sports as They Are in Politics Related commentaries: Shaunae Miller-Uibo… Online comments… Listen.
Episode 41: Where Winning and Hearing No Cheers Might Feel More Like Agony of Defeat than the Thrill of Victory… Related commentaries: London Olympics.. Listen.
No doubt you know that this coronavirus pandemic has forced the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics until next summer. That decision inspired this cartoon: Except that, given how PEDs have marred recent Games, the IOC probably should have thought of “safer, smarter” sooner rather than later, no? Related commentaries: Olympic… Read more.
