from atop the medal table eight years ago in Beijing. Those weaker results reportedly caused consternation in China, which has become jingoistic about sport since it briefly bumped the U.S. While Britons cheered, China fell back a bit. The British broadcaster estimates Britain spending at $476 million a year on 20 elite sports, with a further increase in spending having been approved. “How Britain bought their medals” was Le Monde’s take. But that potential flashpoint was defused after the International Olympic Committee banned half the Russian team because the Kremlin got caught trying to steal victory by running an audacious state-sponsored doping program. 1 in sport at a time when they are bitterly divided over Russia’s war in Ukraine. The most obvious story line with political overtones should have been the eternal struggle between Washington and Moscow to be No. On a happier note, there was a sweet piece of diplomacy when North Korean and South Korean gymnasts pushed aside 65 years of political and military baggage by taking a winsome selfie together on the competition floor.
The Sino-Japanese rivalry in sports is one of many geopolitical battles that take place every Olympics, but are sometimes little known except to the countries directly involved.Īmong the minor tempests in Rio was the Egyptian judoka who was sent home after he refused to shake a victorious Israeli opponent’s hand. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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