Do you have fond memories of watching the Olympics? We do as well. The research for this episode started when trying to find uplifting stories about women and then all these things about how sexist/racist/awful the Olympics are. This is part 1 where we discuss how corrupt and awful for athletes the Olympics have become.

RESEARCH

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/23/1019567905/an-energy-company-behind-a-major-bribery-scandal-in-ohio-will-pay-a-230-million-
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics.html

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/12/tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns-over-sexist-comments

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/23/olympic-swimmer-ona-carbonell-nursing-baby/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0U9WXb5MM27ED6aD9u3DNFxU8kuE1lhaCQ7l6P-mZlb9V78SprKoAo-Ms

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/17/football/germany-olympics-football-honduras-racism-spt-intl/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politicspast/page/0,9067,892902,00.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/06/30/nursing-moms-babies-tokyo-olympics/?itid=lb_more-about-the-tokyo-olympics_7
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9809595/Norways-beach-handball-team-REFUSES-wear-bikini-bottoms.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/20/paralympian-olivia-breen-shorts-controversy/
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/tokyo-olympics-bribery-scandal/
https://olympics.com/athlete365/voice/ioc-extends-opportunities-for-athlete-expression-during-the-olympic-games-tokyo-2020/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/becca-meyers-paralympics-deaf-blind-swimmer-out-assistant-denied/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/world/asia/japan-tokyo-olympics-volunteers-covid.html

https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-06-03/10000-volunteers-drop-out-tokyo-olympics

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/07/22/are-the-olympic-games-a-bad-deal-for-host-cities?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2021-07-22&utm_content=article-link-3&etear=nl_today_3

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/21/1018768633/a-womens-beach-handball-team-is-fined-for-not-wanting-to-wear-bikini-bottoms