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The Olympics / Noah Berlatsky (ed.)
Edited by Greenhaven Press - 2016
This title explores issues related to the Olympics. It covers benefits and harms from hosting the Olympics. It examines the issues of drugs and doping in the Olympics. It discusses environmental, political, and sex trafficking issues as they relate to the Olympics. It examines the Special Olympics. It also covers the readiness of Rio to host the Olympics in 2016.
Introduction -- Vancouver gained important benefits from hosting the Olympics / Brent Toderian -- Boston would benefit economically from hosting the 2024 Olympics / Barry Lawton -- The Olympics hurt host city economies / Ben Gersten -- No one wants to host the 2022 Olympics because of IOC corruption / Dan Wetzel -- We're still lagging behind in the fight against the doping cheats / Rob Draper -- Performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in the Olympics / Ian Steadman -- The Sochi Olympics limited carbon emissions to protect the environment / Nicoletta Piccolrovazzi -- The Sochi Olympics are an environmental disaster / McKenzie Funk -- Israel should have boycotted Sochi over Russia's anti-gay record / Goel Pinto -- Arguments for boycotting Sochi were unconvincing / Ilya Somin -- The Olympics have always been a venue for political protest / Tracy Smith -- The Olympics is not an effective venue for political protest / Rich Juzwiak -- Sex trafficking is a danger at sporting events like the Olympics / Jeff Sagnip -- Sex trafficking is not a serious problem at the Olympics / Giedre Steikunaite -- The Special Olympics in LA will benefit the city and the athletes / Michelle K. Wolf -- The Special Olympics may foster negative attitudes toward the disabled / The Arc of North Carolina -- Rio will be ready for Olympics in 2016 / Associated Press -- Rio may not be ready for the Olympics in 2016 / Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan.