Five Rings To Rule Them All, Episode 43 - Ban Iran from the Olympic Games

Last week we talked with former Ambassador to Germany and Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell about the push to ban Iran from the Olympic Games after the murder of national-champion wrestler Navid Afkari and in light of human-rights abuses, namely against the LGBTQ community. Our Outsports colleague Ken Schultz, who hosts the great podcast Three Strikes, You're Out podcast on the Outsports network, took us to task and we respond. Plus we talk about the importance of including Iranian athletes in the Olympics, even when the government and its symbols are banned. The Olympics have a way of creating understanding and building bridges across borders.
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