Saving...The Olympics: a Fist for Freedom
The Olympics provide a stage for the entire world to, not only watch sports, but also fight for beliefs.  Yet in recent Olympic history, the world has ignored the true calling of the Olympics. The 2008 Olympics comes at a time when the first African American is running for the U.S. Presidency, Tibet is fighting for freedom from China, and Iraq is searching for its identity from the coalition, among many…
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The Olympics and Political Games
With news stories focusing on human rights abuse, terrorism, air pollution and doping, it seems that the Olympics are not what they once were. The long-awaited Beijing Olympic Games finally begin this Friday but can they transcend the politics? Can we still be touched by the Olympic spirit? Growing up in the 1980s, my Olympic heroes were Coe, Ovett and Cram, Carl Lewis, Daley Thompson, and Torvill and…
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