Claims that Olympic opening ceremony ‘mocked Christianity’ ignore the long-standing connection between Jesus and Dionysus: Paris’s Olympic opening ceremony on July 26 was the cause of much online discussion. No moment more so, perhaps, than when several drag queens were shown seated at a long table. Many viewers, including Pope Francis and Ayatollah Khamanei, interpreted …
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London 2012: what the Olympic Games’ legacy of sustainability means for events today: shutterstock This summer has marked 10 years since the London 2012 Olympics, and a chance to reflect on the event’s legacy. From the outset, the aim was to make it a ground-breakingly sustainable event. According to the United Nations, sustainability is “development …
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London’s Olympic legacy: research reveals why £2.2 billion investment in primary school PE has failed teachers: The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London were billed as the “Legacy Games”. The euphoria in the lead up was palpable. London was poised to host a global event that, through the power of sport, promised to have …
A brief history of African nations at the Olympic Winter Games: Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong at the 2010 winter Olympics. OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images) A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. At the 2022 Beijing winter games, currently underway, Africa is represented by six …
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World Cup 2022: if Qatar can silence critics with a strong tournament, an Olympic bid could be next: A prize for the taking. Shutterstock/fifg When FIFA picked Qatar as the first Middle Eastern country to host the men’s football World Cup in 2022, some considered it a bold gamble. Others thought it was a mistake …
Tokyo’s Olympic legacy: Will hosting the Games have benefitted local communities?: Over the past 20 years, the notion of the legacy of the Olympic Games has become increasingly crucial to any campaign to host them. As World Athletics president and former chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee Sebastian Coe put it in 2006, legacy …
How Japan’s Olympic success has been followed by COVID failure: From a sporting perspective, the Tokyo Olympics were a massive success for Japan. Finishing third behind the Olympic behemoths of the US and China, Japan secured a record 27 gold medals. Yet, as the closing ceremony reached a crescendo, on the Tokyo streets ambulances were …
South Africa in the news: Hong Kong’s Olympic heroes to be celebrated with open-top bus parade through city: Squad’s haul of six medals – one gold, two silver, three bronze – made Tokyo Games city’s most successful ever. Parade will start in Hung Hom on Thursday morning and finish in West Kowloon Cultural …: “South …
South Africa in the news: Women athletes powered Team USA’s Olympic victory (Opinion): Amy Bass reflects on the various ways that the Tokyo Olympics pushed boundaries — in gender roles, in pandemic protocols, and more. Despite the increased pressure and dangers presented by the …: “South Africa” – BingNews Springboks recall forward Louw for Tests …
South Africa in the news: From Tokyo to Tokyo, it has been 57 years of change for the Olympic Games: Fifty-seven years after it last hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo has seen two very different Olympic Games. Philip Barker tells the …: “South Africa” – BingNews SA’s untold story of black rugby: Professor …
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Giant inflatables and flying dancers: Olympic art has always turned heads: In the days before the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, a giant head emerged, floating over the city. Entitled Masayume (which means “a dream come true” in Japanese), this oversized balloon by artist collective Me (“eyes”), was part of the Tokyo Tokyo Festival, as an …
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Why designing an Olympic logo is so difficult: In 1913 Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, created one of the most recognisable logos in the world. The symbolism of the five coloured interlocking rings, representing the participating continents and the “flags of all nations” united in sporting endeavour, is simply …