• Silence isn’t golden

    Helen Jefferson Lenskyj     |      February 5, 2022

    China 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.

  • An icy winter games

    Peter Jennings     |      December 8, 2021

    Should Australian officials and dignitaries travel with our athletes to Beijing in February for the Winter Olympics?

  • The disruptive games: The legacy of 1968 and the new Olympic order

    Jorge Knijnik     |      July 29, 2021

    The Olympics have often been a focus for political and social activism, and the current games in Tokyo are no exception.

  • Tokyo’s Olympic countdown

    ANU Editorial Board     |      June 29, 2021

    Postponed 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.

  • Can the Olympics go ahead?

    Open Forum     |      April 18, 2021

    Although vaccines are increasingly available, holding the Olympics postponed from last year might still be a step too far for Japan.