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Silence isn’t golden
Helen Jefferson Lenskyj | February 5, 2022China is desperate to prevent athletes at the Winter Olympics criticizing its appalling human rights record, and the International Olympic Committee has a long history of controlling athletes’ public statements, despite claiming that athletes are free to express their opinions in press conferences, in media interviews and on social media.
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An icy winter games
Peter Jennings | December 8, 2021Should Australian officials and dignitaries travel with our athletes to Beijing in February for the Winter Olympics?
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The disruptive games: The legacy of 1968 and the new Olympic order
Jorge Knijnik | July 29, 2021The Olympics have often been a focus for political and social activism, and the current games in Tokyo are no exception.
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Tokyo’s Olympic countdown
ANU Editorial Board | June 29, 2021Postponed from last year, the Tokyo Olympic Games are set to kick off in less than a month, although the decision to proceed in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic remains steeped in controversy.
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Can the Olympics go ahead?
Open Forum | April 18, 2021Although vaccines are increasingly available, holding the Olympics postponed from last year might still be a step too far for Japan.