Furthermore, even as established consequences prove hard-hitting on the basis of cities and countries involved, they damage the broader economic spectrum: “A growing number of economists argue that both the short and long-term benefits of hosting the games are … exaggerated and at worst nonexistent, leaving many host countries with large debts and maintenance liabilities.” From an environmental perspective, as well, potential devastation wrought by the Olympics, specifically where it might concern places like Rio de Janeiro and Beijing in 2020. Though details as relating to the extent of the problem(s) and viable solutions remain all too scarce, the reality of the situation seems that at least some changes towards conscious, “environmentally friendly” Games have taken place across the board. That which presses hardest in the current political climate, arguably, are the charges of drug abuse and “doping,” most recently levied against Russia to an otherwise “unprecedented” degree. In summary, the Olympics have persisted in staying true to a number of their roots across the millennia, for better or worse. They’ve been around since the 8th century B.C., but to last for centuries more will require a push towards restructuring, to contend with the increasingly modernized age(s) to come. On these fronts and others, the global stage would be all better for
Furthermore, even as established consequences prove hard-hitting on the basis of cities and countries involved, they damage the broader economic spectrum: “A growing number of economists argue that both the short and long-term benefits of hosting the games are … exaggerated and at worst nonexistent, leaving many host countries with large debts and maintenance liabilities.” From an environmental perspective, as well, potential devastation wrought by the Olympics, specifically where it might concern places like Rio de Janeiro and Beijing in 2020. Though details as relating to the extent of the problem(s) and viable solutions remain all too scarce, the reality of the situation seems that at least some changes towards conscious, “environmentally friendly” Games have taken place across the board. That which presses hardest in the current political climate, arguably, are the charges of drug abuse and “doping,” most recently levied against Russia to an otherwise “unprecedented” degree. In summary, the Olympics have persisted in staying true to a number of their roots across the millennia, for better or worse. They’ve been around since the 8th century B.C., but to last for centuries more will require a push towards restructuring, to contend with the increasingly modernized age(s) to come. On these fronts and others, the global stage would be all better for