The Summer Olympics are underway in Tokyo despite a pandemic, unprecedented health protocols, and widespread opposition from the Japanese public.
It was Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee, who famously and controversially said in 1972: “The Games must go on.”
Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, we discuss the latest news from Tokyo and take a look back at the checkered history of the Games.
Guests:
- Matt Bonesteel, sports journalist, The Washington Post
- Bill Mallon, Olympic historian
- John Hoberman, sports historian, author at the University of Texas Austin
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