The Magic of Garrincha: The Angel With Twisted Legs Who Won Brazilian Hearts
by On a recent wander in Rio de Janeiro I was approached by someone – a senior citizen – who recognised me from appearances on Brazilian …
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The SOC has not been held accountable
by In our last article on this topic, we made clear that we were left with many unanswered questions. We cannot see that the SOC has …
Will anyone hold the SOC accountable?
The heartbroken young woman on the bench, in the photo above, is a Swedish hero. She is one of a far from endless number of …
Evaluating SOK’s Lovisa Lindh decision with the benefit of hindsight
It has been a month and some days since Peter Reinebo of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) made it clear that Lovisa Lindh would not …
Lindh left heartbroken by decision of Swedish Olympic Committee
A few days ago Lovisa Lindh was informed by the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) that she will not be selected to compete for Sweden in …
With Tokyo looming large, the debate about DSD-athletes attains a new relevance
Last update: 13/07/2021 For the second Olympics in a row there is a lot of controversy about athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD-athletes), fairness …
Why Pele will always be the king of Brazilian football
With so much international football coming up for the South American sides it is only a matter of time before the milestone is reached. Prepare yourselves …
Jakob Ingebrigtsen: “Normally I run 181.5 kilometers a week during winter training”
Last update: 31.03.2021 Some months ago we did an in-depth article about Jakob Ingebrigtsen and on last week’s edition of the Norwegian-language podcast “I det …
The story behind Brazil’s 2002 World Cup win
The story of Japan/South Korea 2002 is dominated by one of the most heartwarming stories in the history of the World Cup – the astonishing, …