Olympics
Olympics blogs
Opinion, observations and arguments from the SportsArena365 desk, clearly labelled.
Many sports, one calendar
The Olympics blog: opinion, rankings and arguments from the SportsArena365 desk. Clearly labelled as opinion, and kept separate from anything we report as fact.
Judgement · 3 min read
The medal table measures population and money
Ranking countries by medals mostly ranks them by size and spending, then presents the result as sporting merit.
The Games · 3 min read
Every traditional sport was once the new one
Objections to newly added disciplines are usually objections to unfamiliarity, dressed as concerns about standards.
Judgement · 3 min read
Fourth place is not a failure, and we know it
The gap between third and fourth is frequently smaller than the gap between first and second, yet only one of them ends a career quietly.
