92: The long road to the Tokyo Olympics - Part 2 (w/ Patrick St. Michel)

In Part 2 of this two-part look at the long and tumultuous road to the Olympics, we discuss heat, corruption and the endless run of scandals that followed when the COVID-19 pandemic forced a one-year postponement of the Games.

Read/see more:

• Twists and turns: Retracing Tokyo’s tumultuous path to the Olympics • (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)

• Heat risks add to challenges for Tokyo's pandemic-hit Olympics • (Oscar Boyd, The Japan Times)

• The Olympic opening ceremony that wasn’t • (Patrick St. Michel, The Japan Times)

• The sexism scandal engulfing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics • (Deep Dive)

• Keigo Oyamada quits Olympic opening ceremony role over past bullying • (The Japan Times)

• Director of Olympics opening ceremony ousted over past comments on Holocaust • (The Japan Times)

• More companies pull out of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony • (The Japan Times)

• The Japan Times' coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics • (The Japan Times)

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On this episode:

Patrick St. Michel: Twitter | Articles

Oscar Boyd: Twitter | Articles | Instagram

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Photo: People protest against the Tokyo Olympic Games outside the Akasaka State Guest House, where International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attended a welcome ceremony on Sunday. | REUTERS