THE "OLYMPICS" and the Pandemic
Unconventional Voices of Track & Field
English - July 21, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsRunning Sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Games of the XXXII Olympiad, otherwise known as Tokyo 2020, was originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, but the event was postponed in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the Olympics finally on the horizon, should the Olympics have ever have gotten this far in the first place, or should it have just been cancelled all together? These are some of the questions we discuss, along with some of the logistics and rules in place to try and make an Olympics happen in a pandemic.
Jade and Anson, also look back at what there time was like competing at the Olympics, and breakdown all the challenges athletes will face to achieve "The Dream" whilst trying to navigate how different and difficult this unique Olympic Games will be.
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Music: Clockwork Riddim - Usain Bolt