Links. Tweets. Photos (week 31.2021)
I’m on holiday this time, so delayed postings and mostly links, tweets (and some photos).
Links of the Week
An alternatives Olympics?: “Surely, the Olympics have some value, or they wouldn’t exist. The IOC itself is hilariously vague stating self-referentially that “The mission of the IOC is to promote Olympism”. It does go on to detail several sub-mission statements, but they’re mostly preventative in nature (“to act against any form of discrimination affecting the Olympic Movement”, “to promote a positive legacy from the Olympic Games to the host cities, regions and countries;”). Those are worthy aims, but they only address problems that arise as a result of the Olympics. They don’t, on their own, justify the existence of the institution.