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Brendan O'Neill

Why are we celebrating Simone Biles for quitting the Olympics? Sport

Why are we celebrating Simone Biles for quitting the Olympics?

28th July 2021

Mick Hume

An Olympian loss of perspective? Sport

An Olympian loss of perspective?

25th March 2020

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Male-born athletes do not belong in women’s sport Sport

Male-born athletes do not belong in women’s sport

2nd March 2020

James Heartfield

What Brexit and the Olympics really have in common Brexit

What Brexit and the Olympics really have in common

29th July 2019

Christian Butler

No, the Olympics are not sexist World

No, the Olympics are not sexist

12th August 2016

Mick Hume

An Olympic-shaped hole in our society? World

An Olympic-shaped hole in our society?

12th September 2012

Brendan O'Neill

New Olympic sport: sneering at squaddies World

New Olympic sport: sneering at squaddies

12th September 2012

Patrick Hayes

The silence of the London 2012 killjoys World

The silence of the London 2012 killjoys

12th September 2012

Mick Hume

The Olympics are irrelevant. That’s why they’re so great World

The Olympics are irrelevant. That’s why they’re so great

14th August 2012

Brendan O'Neill

Turning the Games into a political podium World

Turning the Games into a political podium

14th August 2012

Tim Black

spiked’s London Olympics top 10 World

spiked’s London
Olympics Top 10

14th August 2012

Tom Bailey

What happened to the Olympic apocalypse? World

What happened to the Olympic apocalypse?

14th August 2012

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Nick Cater

Why the Lucky Country isn’t blubbing about losing World

Why the Lucky Country isn’t blubbing about losing

9th August 2012

Ollie M Picks

You can’t bottle the volunteer spirit World

You can’t bottle
the volunteer spirit

9th August 2012

Tim Abrahams

Forget the hangover, celebrate the stadium World

Forget the hangover,
celebrate the stadium

9th August 2012

Tim Black

Stuff the ‘legacy’, enjoy the sport! World

Stuff the ‘legacy’, enjoy the sport!

8th August 2012
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