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Sports of the Olympics
August 15, 2016
Maggie Shipstead
A Gentleman’s Sport, Now With Lasers
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 8: Modern pentathlon.
August 12, 2016
Rafia Zakaria
Pakistan’s Boxing Triumph
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 7: Boxing.
August 11, 2016
Matthew Pratt Guterl
The Racial Politics of Track and Field
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 6: Track and Field.
August 10, 2016
Ed Caesar
Rugby Sevens’ Olympic Debut
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 5: Rugby Sevens.
August 10, 2016
Richard Beck
Olympic Basketball’s Pre-History
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 4: Basketball.
August 9, 2016
Clancy Martin
My Father, The Weightlifter
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 3: Weightlifting
August 9, 2016
Charlotte Shane
Ballet for Horses
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 2: Dressage.
August 8, 2016
Anna Wiener
Ping Pong, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Sport
Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 1: Ping Pong.

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