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the 2016 Olympics
August 15, 2016
Maggie Shipstead
A Gentleman’s Sport, Now With Lasers
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 8: Modern pentathlon.
August 12, 2016
Rafia Zakaria
Pakistan’s Boxing Triumph
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 7: Boxing.
August 11, 2016
Matthew Pratt Guterl
The Racial Politics of Track and Field
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 6: Track and Field.
August 10, 2016
Ed Caesar
Rugby Sevens’ Olympic Debut
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 5: Rugby Sevens.
August 10, 2016
Richard Beck
Olympic Basketball’s Pre-History
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 4: Basketball.
August 9, 2016
Clancy Martin
My Father, The Weightlifter
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 3: Weightlifting
August 9, 2016
Charlotte Shane
Ballet for Horses
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 2: Dressage.
August 8, 2016
Anna Wiener
Ping Pong, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Sport
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 1: Ping Pong.
August 5, 2016
Emily Spivack
How to Achieve Olympic Tracksuit Positivity
The uniforms for the Opening Ceremony have to fit all builds and be on message—but the best are relaxed and athletic.
August 5, 2016
Dev Saif Gangjee
How the IOC Ruthlessly Protects the Olympics Brand
August 5, 2016
Anelise Chen
The Beginning of the End
The pageantry of the Opening Ceremony is a reminder of how our bodies can triumph—and how they can also fail us.
August 4, 2016
Nell Zink
The Sustainable Olympics
Nell Zink has a modest proposal for the next generation of global sport.
August 2, 2016
Fernando Lara
The Cost of Rio’s Construction Frenzy
August 1, 2016
Nigel Crowther
Since Ancient Greece, the Olympics and Bribery Have Gone Hand In Hand
July 28, 2016
Jeff Bessen
GMOs Could Save Your Life—They Might Have Already
October 5, 2009
Zubin Jelveh
Worth Reading
October 5, 2009
Suzy Khimm
Could the Olympics Mean More Misery for Rio's Poor?
October 1, 2009
Noah Kristula-Green
Slideshow: Who Will Host the 2016 Olympics?
September 30, 2009
The New Republic Staff
Today at TNR (September 30, 2009)
August 27, 2008
Michelle Cottle
The Woman to See

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