How is current-day criticism of the Olympics related to the contradictions Boykoff is
pointing in Chapter 1 (see assigned pages?). What are specific historical incidents that
foreshadow current-day problems? Or Which features of the reinvented Olympics
become problematic in ways that continue to undermine the ideals imagined by the
founders of the modern Games?
What stands out for you as important because it reflects ongoing contradictions in
international sports competitions?
