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Episode 7 - Are The Olympics A Bad Deal?
Episode Description
Our hosts take a look at these 2020 Olympics Games from a holistic perspective. What goes on in a city when it has to prepare for the games? What are the political, economical, and environmental issues to consider during the 10 year preparation that leads up to this event?
Topics Covered
Additional Links
Is There Home-Field Advantage At The Olympics? - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-there-home-field-advantage-at-the-olympics/
The Incredible Logistics of the Tokyo Olympics - https://youtu.be/B3FKtBNEBRc
How Newington and Sydney’s Olympic Village became a world-renowned neighbourhood - https://www.domain.com.au/news/how-newington-and-sydneys-olympic-village-became-a-world-renowned-neighbourhood-990122/
Cold War rivalries split the Olympics in Moscow in 1980 - https://apnews.com/article/sports-virus-outbreak-afghanistan-boycotts-cold-war-8b447c53e96621f1ca2b06e8621b351f#:~:text=TheCold War made for,rivalry split the Olympics altogether.&text=Four years later%2C the Soviet,on through the 1980 Olympics.
Look inside China’s secretive Olympic training camps, The Economist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-OGKGmxSbw
Global City Ranking Scale - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city
2020 Global Cities Index - https://www.kearney.com/global-cities/2020
Weightlifting-Diaz wins first ever Olympic gold for Philippines - https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/weightlifting-diaz-wins-first-ever-olympic-gold-philippines-2021-07-26/
Yes, race walking is an Olympic sport. Here’s how it works. - https://youtu.be/W1sxFgTUbWo
The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM
What Makes Water Polo The Hardest Olympic Sport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiWfSxmWvwE
Simone Biles Rejects a Long Tradition of Stoicism in Sports - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/sports/olympics/simone-biles-mental-health.html
LeBron and the Calm App - https://app.www.calm.com/program/Kl8gZDaKoW/train-your-mind
Michael Phelps and his mental health - https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2838142-michael-phelps-details-struggles-with-anxiety-and-depression-on-twitter
Credits
Recorded 8 August 2021
Co-hosts JT Yeung and John Raj
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Episode Description
Our hosts take a look at these 2020 Olympics Games from a holistic perspective. What goes on in a city when it has to prepare for the games? What are the political, economical, and environmental issues to consider during the 10 year preparation that leads up to this event?
Topics Covered
Additional Links
Is There Home-Field Advantage At The Olympics? - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-there-home-field-advantage-at-the-olympics/
The Incredible Logistics of the Tokyo Olympics - https://youtu.be/B3FKtBNEBRc
How Newington and Sydney’s Olympic Village became a world-renowned neighbourhood - https://www.domain.com.au/news/how-newington-and-sydneys-olympic-village-became-a-world-renowned-neighbourhood-990122/
Cold War rivalries split the Olympics in Moscow in 1980 - https://apnews.com/article/sports-virus-outbreak-afghanistan-boycotts-cold-war-8b447c53e96621f1ca2b06e8621b351f#:~:text=TheCold War made for,rivalry split the Olympics altogether.&text=Four years later%2C the Soviet,on through the 1980 Olympics.
Look inside China’s secretive Olympic training camps, The Economist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-OGKGmxSbw
Global City Ranking Scale - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city
2020 Global Cities Index - https://www.kearney.com/global-cities/2020
Weightlifting-Diaz wins first ever Olympic gold for Philippines - https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/weightlifting-diaz-wins-first-ever-olympic-gold-philippines-2021-07-26/
Yes, race walking is an Olympic sport. Here’s how it works. - https://youtu.be/W1sxFgTUbWo
The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM
What Makes Water Polo The Hardest Olympic Sport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiWfSxmWvwE
Simone Biles Rejects a Long Tradition of Stoicism in Sports - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/sports/olympics/simone-biles-mental-health.html
LeBron and the Calm App - https://app.www.calm.com/program/Kl8gZDaKoW/train-your-mind
Michael Phelps and his mental health - https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2838142-michael-phelps-details-struggles-with-anxiety-and-depression-on-twitter
Credits
Recorded 8 August 2021
Co-hosts JT Yeung and John Raj