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The Olympic rings are illuminated at dusk during the 2020 Summer Olympics
Governing body investigates how to reduce waste and carbon emissions from Olympic equipment as the sport confronts its environmental impact, writes JENNIFER McDERMOTT
FOOTBALL’S inclusion at the Olympics is often questioned, but past and present versions of the Games demonstrate why it does have a place.
Tomorrow’s quarter-finals in the men’s competition at Tokyo 2020 feature teams from Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, South America and North America, while only Oceania and Asia are yet to produce a gold medal-winning nation.
Compare this to the quarter-finals of the last World Cup which featured teams from Europe and South America only, while World Cup finals have only ever been contested by teams from those two regions.
Football may not solve the working class’s problems, but it does matter — and politicians know it, writes BERT SHOUWENBURG
ROGER McKENZIE explains why he can’t support this year’s World Cup
